SaaS Flight Analytics Sr Staff Data Scientist

Job Description Summary

Our mission is to provide a great software product to our aviation customers with world class engineering solutions. We are looking for a Sr Staff Data Scientist to join one of our growing teams in our Software as a Service business. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic, results-driven, team-oriented environment. This role is responsible for detailed flight data analysis, developing data analytics, and reporting solutions supporting customers including commercial, cargo, business, and training operators. In this role you will see yourself responsible for executing and delivering results using agile methodologies. This role is also responsible for providing direct customer support as needed.
The Sr Staff Data Scientist will work in and lead teams as a technical domain expert addressing statistical, machine learning and data understanding problems in a commercial technology and consultancy development environment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Partner with Commercial to shape Statements of Work for Flight Analytics opportunities and GE Software as a Service Solutions
• Prototype, design, build, test and deploy analytics models and scorecards in agile methodology to address customer needs.
• Work as part of a cross-functional team to translate algorithms into commercially viable products and services.
• Respond to customer support requests across the managed FOQA programs.
• Create and validate FOQA events and measurement, identify and trend operational hazards, determine the effectiveness of corrective actions and risk controls.
• Perform specialized safety studies and assist with the analysis of data for incident investigation.
• Develop safety services products in coordination with aircraft safety customers and internal commercial teams.
• Perform exploratory and targeted data analyses using modeling, statistics, and other methods.
• Communicate methods, findings, and hypotheses with customer and internal stakeholders.
• Work with data engineers on data quality assessment, data cleansing and data analytics
• Develop proficiency with the Digital Aviation EMS Flight Analytics toolset.
• Responsible for providing analysis of operational flight data as well as producing reports and presentations for the Flight Operation Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program.
• Utilize aircraft pilot experience from the private or commercial sector to interpret data.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with customers and partners.
• Develop communication, training and change management deliverables required to increase adoption.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Aviation, Aviation Safety or Data Science, Data Analytics, STEM with applied Aviation experience
• Commercial Pilot Certificate required 

Desired Characteristics

• Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
• Knowledge of statistical processing languages (R, Python, or equivalent) preferred.
• Knowledge of Safety Management Systems, risk management, and safety reporting.
• Role is posted for Evendale, OH or Austin, TX but is open for remote work opportunities.
• Commercial, private, or military pilot experience including fixed wing or rotary wing
• Knowledge of GE Digital Aviation Software EMS tools and software
• Previous experience maintaining or enhancing aviation safety standards and best practices
• Understands turbine-aircraft systems and operation regarding part 121 and/or part 135 operations preferred
• Knowledge of machine learning modeling, artificial intelligence, and statistical methods for analysis of operational or flight data
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and instructional skills
• Demonstrated skill in defining and delivering customer value
• Demonstrated skill in prescriptive analytics and analytic prototyping
• Demonstrated skill in working in ambiguous environments
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work in small or large teams
• Experience developing data visualizations or storytelling using tools such as Tableau, Spotfire, and Power BI preferred
• Customer mindset and a desire to work directly with customers to understand and achieve solutions to operational concerns
• Continuous improvement orientation - actively generates process improvements, drives change initiatives, and seeks to grow capabilities

This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position