Strategic Air Traffic Ops Research Engineer

Tetra Tech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech AMT is seeking an Operations Research Engineer to support a new FAA project, applying quantitative methods to optimize NAS deconfliction planning and process design. You will collaborate with FAA stakeholders and industry partners to obtain data and validate models that guide strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include building and evaluating models, analyzing historical data, and communicating actionable recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (e.g., OR, statistics, CS, math).
• Deep knowledge of operations research methods and their FAA relevance.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
• Experience collecting data and building models for complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply OR knowledge to optimize NAS strategic deconfliction plan.
• Collaborate with FAA stakeholders and external partners to obtain data.
• Design business processes for strategic deconfliction with aviation stakeholders.
• Collect and analyze historical data; observe systems to identify bottlenecks.
• Evaluate outputs from specialized software used for air traffic deconfliction.
• Build quantitative models to compare scenarios meeting stakeholder objectives.
• Operate long-range and same-day planning models for strategic deconfliction.
• Assist FAA staff training on new traffic flow management processes.
• Document lessons learned and opportunities for process improvement.
• Define post-event analysis criteria and data expectations.
• Provide expert input in design, development and analysis of FAA products.

Skills

Operations Research

Data collection

Data modeling

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Tetra Tech AMT is seeking an Operations Research Engineer to support a new FAA project, applying quantitative methods to optimize NAS deconfliction planning and process design. You will collaborate with FAA stakeholders and industry partners to obtain data and validate models that guide strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include building and evaluating models, analyzing historical data, and communicating actionable recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.