Data Scientist

Data Scientist – Aviation

Location: Remote USA / Canada

Industry: Aviation, Data Science

Hours: 40hrs per week

Contract Duration: Through December 31, 2025

Contract Type: W2 through Staffing Supplier

Job Overview

We are looking for a Data Scientist with expertise in Python and aviation operations to work on historical and real-time data-driven solutions for optimizing flight routes, fuel efficiency, and airspace management. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of flight operations, airspace usage, and live air traffic data, with the ability to analyze, optimize, and reverse engineer algorithms for better decision-making.

It would involve working with live traffic feeds, integrating them into optimization models, and leveraging SWIM (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/swim), TASAR (https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-148), NASCENT (https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-258), and DWR (https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-168) data to improve airspace efficiency and flight operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Capable of Reverse engineer and refine existing algorithms. (preferable Aviation’s)
• Analyze and process live air traffic data to improve flight routing and operational efficiency.
• Work with large-scale aviation datasets, integrating historical and live traffic feeds to enhance predictive modeling.
• Develop optimization algorithms that consider dynamic factors such as weather, congestion, and air traffic flow.
• Reverse engineer and refine existing algorithms to maximize efficiency in routing, fuel consumption, and airspace utilization.
• Design and implement machine learning and statistical models for predictive air traffic management.
• Collaborate with other data scientist, air traffic controllers, and software engineers to integrate live traffic data into operational tools.

Required Qualifications (8-10 yrs experience)

• Experience handling large-scale data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Expertise in Python
• Ability to analyze, reverse engineer, and optimize algorithms for real-time applications.
• Understanding of air traffic management systems and aviation data sources like SWIM, TASAR, NASCENT, and DWR.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on real-world aviation challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience Utilize SWIM, TASAR, NASCENT, and DWR data sources to inform decision-making in airspace and route planning.
• Background in aerospace engineering, air traffic management, or flight operations.
• Experience developing real-time decision-support tools for pilots, dispatchers, or air traffic controllers.
• Knowledge of route optimization and fuel efficiency algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with real-time data ingestion frameworks (Kafka, Spark Streaming, or similar).
• Knowledge of weather impact analysis on air traffic and flight planning.
• Experience working with live air traffic data and real-time decision-making systems.
• Strong background in aviation operations, flight planning, and airspace management in the USA or internationally

A reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position is $100– $110/hr. The compensation range is specific to the United States and incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.