TFDM Data Analyst

Job ID: 2510768

Location: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, US

Date Posted: 2025-11-12

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Data Scientist

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

S AIC has new opportunities to support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tech Center in Atlantic City, NJ! These positions are 100% onsite and may require some travel to other airports within the United States.

Job Responsibilities may include:

• Gather, normalize, and integrate data from multiple sources including TFDM, ERAM, STARS, SWIM, TBFM, and surface surveillance systems (e.g., ASDE-X, ASSC).
• Develop and maintain data pipelines to support ongoing monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
• Analyze aircraft surface movement data, runway utilization, pushback times, taxi-out delays, and metering effectiveness to evaluate TFDM system impact.
• Support FAA stakeholders with analysis of throughput, delay reduction, queue management, and overall efficiency improvements.
• Analyze data from test events including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and Operational Readiness Demonstrations (ORD).
• Provide quantitative assessments and visualizations to validate TFDM performance against baseline metrics and operational expectations.
• Design and maintain dashboards and visual reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to present key performance indicators (KPIs) for internal and external stakeholders.
• Tailor dashboards to support roles such as system engineers, site implementation leads, and FAA program managers.
• Identify trends, anomalies, and outliers in operational data; perform root cause analysis to uncover system issues or inefficiencies.
• Generate actionable insights to inform system enhancements, procedural changes, or additional training needs.
• Validate the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of TFDM-related datasets, identifying and resolving data integrity issues.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and developers to ensure data logging and telemetry meet analysis requirements.
• Develop and deliver recurring and ad-hoc reports to TFDM program leadership, FAA stakeholders (e.g., AJM, AJT, AJW), airport authorities, and industry partners.
• Support responses to data-related inquiries from internal FAA teams and external evaluators.
• Contribute to the development of models that support predictive surface metering, queue estimation, and traffic flow optimization.
• Assist in evaluating model performance and recommending improvements based on historical data trends.
• Work with cross-functional teams --including software engineers, integration specialists, and operational SMEs --to identify analysis needs and define data requirements.
• Translate technical requirements into data products that support program goals and decision-making.
• Ensure data handling complies with FAA data governance policies, privacy requirements, and cybersecurity standards.
• Maintain proper documentation of methodologies, assumptions, and data sources to ensure transparency and reproducibility.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related technical field and 5 years of relevant engineering/aviation experience, preferably with FAA systems; Masters degree and 3 years; may accept additional experience in lieu of degree.
  
  

Required Clearance:

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• Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust.
  
  

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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