Technical Director, Aviation

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Technical Director, Aviation Sector | Parsons Corporation

Parsons is seeking an exceptional Technical Director, Aviation Sector to serve as the senior technical authority for one of the most consequential missions in critical infrastructure: the modernization of air traffic management, aviation weather, and national airspace systems worldwide.

This is a highly visible, externally facing technical leadership position at the center of how Parsons partners with the FAA, international air navigation service providers (ANSPs), airports, the Department of Defense, and leading aviation technology OEMs to modernize the systems that keep the skies safe.

If you are a recognized technical leader in CNS/ATM, aviation weather, air traffic management, or safety-critical systems integration — someone who has earned credibility with government and industry customers through demonstrated delivery, not just theory — this role offers the scope, autonomy, and mission impact to make your mark on the next generation of aviation infrastructure.

Aviation modernization is entering a pivotal decade. Aging infrastructure, growing airspace complexity, emerging technologies like AI and digital engineering, and the integration of new entrants such as UAS and UAM are converging to reshape how air traffic is managed and how aviation weather is sensed, processed, and delivered to operational decision-makers.

As Technical Director, you will be the person customers, executives, and engineering teams turn to when the technical stakes are highest: when a modernization program needs a credible architecture, when a proposal needs technical teeth, when an integration risk needs to be surfaced early, or when a customer needs to trust that Parsons understands their mission as well as they do.

• Define and evolve the Aviation Sector's technical strategy, translating business and customer mission needs into executable plans.
• Assess which emerging technologies (AI, digital engineering, cloud, advanced data platforms) are genuinely ready for safety-critical aviation use — and which are not.
• Establish Parsons as the technically credible, vendor-neutral partner for complex aviation integration challenges.

• Provide senior technical leadership across communications, navigation, surveillance, air traffic management, ATC automation, and airspace operations.
• Guide the technical approach to aviation weather sensing, forecasting, and dissemination, and its integration into ATM and airport decision-support systems.
• Evaluate competing architectures, technologies, and vendor claims with operational rigor.

• Provide technical oversight for multi-system, multi-site, multi-vendor programs — from architecture through deployment and cutover.
• Instill engineering discipline across requirements, configuration management, interface control, and verification/validation.
• Surface integration risks early, before they become cost, schedule, or safety problems.

• Provide technical leadership to major programs, captures, and proposals across FAA, international ANSP, airport, DoD, and OEM opportunities.
• Serve as a…