Southwest Airlines is looking to enhance its Flight Safety Team by developing advanced algorithms for their Flight Data Analysis Program (FDAP), monitoring safety mitigations, and analyzing flight data to improve safety and efficiency across various operations.
Requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of PC databases
- Intermediate knowledge of commercial airline operations
- Intermediate knowledge in airspace structure and navigation procedures
- Skilled in the use of analysis software tools like Tableau, and Alteryx
- Ability to be self-motivated, utilize strong analytical skills with investigative problem solving techniques
- Ability to solve complex problems, comply with tight deadlines, and accomplish work with little direction or supervision
- Data analysis
- Algorithm development
- Creating data visualizations and dashboards
- Prior work in Flight Operation organizations or aviation and safety
Responsibilities
- Develop algorithms to extract data from all data sources available to FDAP
- Perform FDAP event review and assist with FAA and NTSB investigations
- Provide data trends and analyses to support the Safety Management System
- Brief FDAP data trends and study’s to Flight Operations leadership
- Develop flight efficiency analyses to support multiple initiatives across Southwest
- Assist other Flight Operation teams with integrated data analysis
- Present at conferences and other industry meetings
Other
- Promote safety awareness by developing communication and education content for department publications
- Provide friendly service to and maintain positive relationships with all internal and external Customers
- Skilled in written and verbal communication
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a Team
- Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
