Senior Data Architect & AI Analytics Engineer

AAR; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AAR is seeking a Solution Architect & Data Engineer to design, build, and scale a strategic market analytics platform for the aerospace aftermarket. The role blends architecture, data engineering, analytics, and stakeholder engagement, with hands-on development of data pipelines, models, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, with a planned relocation to Chicago in early 2027.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data engineering or solution architecture.
• Experience designing cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Hands-on with SQL, PySpark, Java Spring Boot, and ETL/ELT.
• Knowledge of data modeling, warehousing, APIs, and system integrations.
• Experience with modern analytics platforms and data products.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and technical roadmap for advanced analytics platforms.
• Design scalable data, integration, analytics, and AI solutions.
• Set standards for data models, APIs, governance, security, and platform design.
• Build and maintain data pipelines from multiple sources.
• Develop data products, dashboards, and datasets to support decisions.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance.
• Translate business needs into technical delivery plans and communicate Tradeoffs.

Skills

Analytical SQL

PySpark/Python

Java Spring Boot

Data integration

Data modeling

Data warehousing

APIs & integrations

Cloud analytics

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Tools

Spark/Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

REST APIs

Job description

AAR is seeking a Solution Architect & Data Engineer to design, build, and scale a strategic market analytics platform for the aerospace aftermarket. The role blends architecture, data engineering, analytics, and stakeholder engagement, with hands-on development of data pipelines, models, and AI-enabled capabilities.

Based at our Corporate Headquarters in Wood Dale, IL, with a planned relocation to Chicago in early 2027.