Aviation Analytics & Optimization Scientist

American Airlines Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel Perks

Health benefits from day one

401(k) program

Job summary

American Airlines, Inc. is seeking an Operations Research Scientist in Fort Worth to join the Operations Performance and Analytics team.

You will develop analytical models, perform optimization and simulations, and support schedule planning with quantitative tools to improve operational efficiency. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience, a quantitative degree, and strong programming skills in Java/SAS/Python/R.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong background in optimization, simulation, and predictive analytics.
• Programming experience in Java, SAS, R or Python.
• Experience with large data extraction, cleansing and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced analytical solutions to improve airline operations.
• Build and maintain decision-support models using simulation or statistics.
• Support flight schedule development with quantitative tools.
• Contribute to long-term strategic initiatives via modeling and analysis.
• Collaborate with IT and business units to implement decision support systems.
• Benchmark performance against industry peers and trends.

Skills

Java

SAS

Python

R

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline

Tools

CPLEX

FICO Xpress

AirTOP

SIMMOD

Tableau

Job description

American Airlines, Inc. is seeking an Operations Research Scientist in Fort Worth to join the Operations Performance and Analytics team.

You will develop analytical models, perform optimization and simulations, and support schedule planning with quantitative tools to improve operational efficiency. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience, a quantitative degree, and strong programming skills in Java/SAS/Python/R.