Airport Engineer (Experienced)
Core
Analyze airfield pavement data and design to ensure aircraft/airport compatibility, identifying incompatible features and recommending infrastructure modifications.
Role type
Senior IC airport engineer (aviation infrastructure)
Builds
Airport infrastructure upgrades and operational compatibility solutions
Domain
Aviation / Civil Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
airfield pavement design and evaluation, ICAO and FAA airfield pavement standards, pavement structural analysis, airfield signage and lighting design, NAVAIDs design, AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, ArcGIS, AVIPLAN, FAARFIELD testing, back-calculation methods, non-destructive pavement strength testing, trade studies of airplane design characteristics, Part 139 certification analysis, quality control of computations and drawings
Preferred skills
airport infrastructure design and planning, air-side airport operations, airport aeronautical safety assessments, Safety Management System (SMS) implementation, airport airfield operations, ground support equipment operations, airport emergency operations, crash/fire/rescue data analysis, air traffic control procedures
Technologies
AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation, ArcGIS, AVIPLAN, FAARFIELD, Excel
Responsibilities
Calculate ICAO PCN and PCR values to determine pavement strength, perform pavement structural analysis using FAA software, conduct on-site pavement roughness and strength tests, compare airplane configurations with airport operations to identify incompatibilities, document airport infrastructure and provide actionable recommendations, conduct trade studies on aircraft pavement loading, mentor and train early career engineers, oversee quality control of computations and drawings
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC