The Position

ATAC has an opening for an Associate Software Development Engineer/Analyst. This is a full-time position located on-site at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Telecommuting will NOT be authorized. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated member of ATAC’s WJHTC team and will support various research efforts including developing and evaluating methods for analyzing, processing, and filtering various forms of air traffic control data from existing FAA systems to support reduction of separation in the en-route and oceanic airspace environment and enhancement of commercial aviation safety.

Responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with other in-house FAA researchers and laboratory personnel, developers, programmers, and other contract support as well as research partners such as NASA, MITRE, and other universities to advance separations standards analysis capabilities.
• Collaboration with foreign Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).
• Developing new data processing tools, supporting data analyses including automating analysis processes and report generation.
• Improving existing software.
• Supporting user interface development and restructuring and processing historical data.
• Supporting the development of functional requirements and software documentation.
• Attending and presenting at technical conferences virtually and in person (with other ANSPs/RMAs).
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

A background check will be required for this position.

Qualifications

ATAC is looking for a self-starter that can work independently and complete projects with minimum oversight. They must be adaptable and able to learn new coding languages, tools, and technologies as necessary to meet customer needs. They must have a technical background and be able to perform tasks such as reading engineering plots and understanding other technical information.

Required attributes include:

• A BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related field and 0 to 6 years of related job experience.
• Strong software development skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal relations skills.
• US citizenship or permanent residency.

Desired attributes include:

• Engineering background/experience.
• Expertise with Java, JavaScript, C++ and Python.
• Knowledge of legacy software languages and/or ability to interpret, translate to newer languages, and improve upon legacy code.
• Signal processing background/experience.
• Knowledge of the current air traffic management system and future separation assurance concepts.

In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.

The salary range for this position is $59,000 – $64,000 annually.

Corporate Information

ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.

ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.

ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.

Please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.

Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.

ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624

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