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This is the job opening we have at the FAA right now, it's the same as my job which is great!

Job title

Engineer/Programmer/Data Scientist

Job description

LS Technologies has an immediate job available to assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). You will work in the Satellite Support team within the FAA’s National Enterprise Operations (NEO) Directorate. In this job, you will work with the FAA's Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). You will learn the workings of this complex system. This knowledge will allow you to be able to investigate anomalous conditions when they occur and develop tools to analyze data from the system.

You will work on a small independent team that has great freedom to choose the right tools and methods to complete any given task. The team constantly improves their knowledge by attending relevant conferences and training sessions. You can set your schedule to work 9 hour days and get Friday off every other week. Working more than 40 hours a week is almost never required.

Responsibilities include:

  • Gaining an understanding of the internal workings of the complex WAAS
  • Using this understanding and data analysis to solve problems that occur
  • Developing software tools that display information about the WAAS
  • Interfacing software tools with databases and other supporting components
  • Using live WAAS data feeds to drive displays of meaningful data to engineers

The following are required/highly desired:

  • Knowledge of Python and Linux
  • Experience analyzing large amounts of data
  • Desire to Solve difficult problems
  • Excellent writing, oral communication, management and organizational skills
  • Willingness to perform detailed work with little guidance
  • Ability to interact in a positive manner with other government and industry personnel

Administrative details

  • This is a full-time, permanent position
  • This job is in Oklahoma City, OK
  • Visa sponsorship is not available for this job
  • You must have full authorization to work in the United States
  • You will have to pass a background check for this job
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