Tetra Tech

Aeronautical Information Specialist

Tetra Tech$125K — $135K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in Air Traffic Control or air traffic management, including 5 years in management
  • Experience with enterprise IT systems and project management during SDLC
  • Airspace Design experience preferred
  • Familiarity with agile software development environments preferred
  • Knowledge of FAA systems/tools like TARGETS, DME Tool/RNAV-Pro, APWS, IOAA
  • Bachelor's degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate TARGETS software to ensure it meets AJV-A requirements
  • Provide advisory/consulting support as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to FAA clients
  • Support the TARGETS development cycle by validating and resolving issues
  • Collaborate with FAA AJV-A Specialists and Flight Procedures Team on existing TARGETS features
  • Manage project support for software enhancements and issue prioritization
  • Create and enhance various test plans for proper evaluation
  • Coordinate user testing events and manage related logistics

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Access to cutting-edge aviation technology
  • Potential for flexible scheduling or remote work arrangements
  • Engagement with high-profile FAA projects
Full Job Description
Tetra Tech AMT is looking for an Aeronautical Information Specialist to AJV-A46 (IFP Systems Team) at FAA.

Primary job duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Responsible for evaluating the TARGETS software to verify it meets AJV-A requirements potentially both for conventional and/or "PBN" procedure and route requirement
  • Specialist will need to leverage ATC background and/or pilot experience (civil or military), and expertise to provide advisory/consulting to FAA clients as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) at times
  • Support the TARGETS development cycle and help identify, validate, and resolve TARGETS issues/improvements and collect requirements for TARGETS
  • Will need to work with TARGETS stakeholders such as FAA AJV-A Specialists and folks within the Flight Procedures Team (FPT) to understand existing TARGETS issues and/or new improvements/features
  • Support system/tool development by providing project management support to include participate in regular telcons discussing bugs/issues/enhancements related to TARGETS, potentially assigning/determining priority against planned software releases
  • Create or enhance test plans (e.g. regression, new feature, system, user acceptance test, pre-release)
  • Coordinate and run user testing events and other meetings (TARGETS backlog meetings, TARGETS Roadmap briefing, TARGETS Release meetings), includes the logistics involved (select a location/conference room, create and edit briefings, setup web sharing and telephone bridge portion of the meeting if applicable)
  • Work with testers/users and compile test results and produce a professional report and/or deliverable to the customer based on their requirements
  • Ability to understand technical issues based on feedback and be able to propose enhancements or fixes
  • Ensure testing is completed on time by the deadline of the federal customer and the testing and evaluation is done properly and effectively
  • Help create, edit and enhance guidance materials/briefings/documents that help provide steps/process during an evaluation/testing of a tool
  • Maintain or support bug and issue tracking in JIRA
  • Confirm feedback in some cases of test results based on user evaluation
  • Understand business user's needs and be able to articulate the requirements for a tool/system, which includes how the new features will be used
  • Review and provide feedback for requirements doc for federal customer tools


The successful candidate will have:
  • 15+ years of Air Traffic Control or air traffic management background and/or as a pilot (civil or military) including five (5) years of management experience required
  • Experience with enterprise IT systems and supporting project management/maintenance of the systems/tools during the software development lifecycle (SDLC) required
  • Airspace Design experience (preferred)
  • Experience working in an agile software development environment (preferred)
  • Experience using and/or knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system/tools such as TARGETS, DME Tool/RNAV-Pro, APWS, IOAA and experience or at least familiarity working with FAA/aviation data such as NFDC, NASR, DOF and/or CIFP (preferred)
  • Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Salary: $125,000 to $135,000 annually. Compensation is based on relevant experience and qualifications.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech, Inc. is an American engineering services company that provides consulting, engineering, program management, and construction management services. The company serves a range of industries, including water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company operates in over 50 countries and has more than 20,000 employees.
Learn more about Tetra Tech
Size
21,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$178.9 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+6.9%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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