Senior Solution Architect & Data Engineer – AI/Analytics

AAR; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Professional development

Job summary

AAR seeks a Solution Architect & Data Engineer to design, build, and scale a strategic market analytics platform for the aerospace aftermarket. You’ll translate business needs into scalable data pipelines, models, and AI-enabled capabilities while writing production-grade code.

Based at Corporate HQ in Wood Dale, IL with relocation to Chicago in 2027. Remote option with occasional in-person office visits and travel as needed. Competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data engineering, solution architecture, analytics engineering, or related roles.
• Strong experience designing and building cloud-based data analytics solutions.
• Hands-on with: Advanced Analytical SQL, PySpark/Python, Java Spring Boot, ETL/ELT (Spark/Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka, cloud-native services), data modeling and warehousing.
• Experience with modern analytics and BI platforms; provide tech direction without owning implementation.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall architecture and technical roadmap for advanced analytics platforms.
• Design scalable data, integration, analytics, and AI solutions.
• Establish standards for data models, APIs, governance, security, and platform design.
• Balance immediate business needs with long-term maintainability and scalability.
• Build and maintain data pipelines ingesting, transforming, and integrating data from multiple sources.
• Design scalable data models for reporting, analytics, and AI applications.
• Develop data products, dashboards, and analytical datasets for decision-making.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, performance, and operational supportability.
• Partner with business users to deliver actionable insights and measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, ML, and automation.
• Develop and deploy data assets that support forecasting and market intelligence.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to platform capabilities.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate problems into technical solutions.
• Communicate architecture, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and executive audiences.

Skills

Analytical SQL

PySpark/Python

Java Spring Boot

Data integration

ETL/ELT development

Data modeling

APIs & integrations

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Cloud services

Job description

AAR seeks a Solution Architect & Data Engineer to design, build, and scale a strategic market analytics platform for the aerospace aftermarket. You’ll translate business needs into scalable data pipelines, models, and AI-enabled capabilities while writing production-grade code.

Based at Corporate HQ in Wood Dale, IL with relocation to Chicago in 2027. Remote option with occasional in-person office visits and travel as needed. Competitive compensation and benefits.