Aviation Programmer Analyst

ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Programmer Analyst. This is a full-time mid‑level staff position located in the Washington, DC or Santa Clara, CA areas. The successful candidate will participate in the development of web‑based applications supporting the analysis of aviation data at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

• Developing and maintaining websites to visualize aviation traffic, weather, and performance measures using JavaScript, R Shiny, Tableau, Leaflet, and other technologies
• Using JavaScript, Python, R and/or other tools to build applications that can store and retrieve input from multiple users in a database
• Using PL/SQL to build and schedule stored procedures that update database tables
• Supporting other analysts/developers in the deployment of dashboards into a production environment
• Performing maintenance and update tasks within Java‑based data processing scripts
• Writing documentation for code/processes using Confluence

A background check will be required for this position.

ATAC is looking for career‑minded people with the potential to grow professionally and advance into positions of greater technical and project management responsibility.

• BS degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields, and 3 or more years of relevant experience
• Experience with the JavaScript programming language
• Experience building R Shiny and Tableau dashboards
• Experience using Oracle and PostgreSQL databases to retrieve, process, and store data
• Experience working in Windows and Unix/Linux environments
• Experience using Git and other collaborative tools
• Excellent skills with Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills

• Masters degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields and 1 or more years of relevant experience
• Air traffic data analytical expertise (especially with air traffic trajectory data and large data sets)
• Experience with geographical information systems (GIS) and/or geo‑computational methods
• Experience with R, Python, and Java programming languages
• Deploying machine learning models into a production environment
• Experience building Leaflet dashboards
• A strong interest in the aviation field and solid understanding of the NAS and FAA objectives

In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.

Salary for this position is $90,000 - $110,000 annually. ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC's working and aviation‑focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here.