Principal Specialist, Engineering Project Support Program Analyst (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-09-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX37: FlightAware HQ Eleven Greenway Plaza, Suite 2900, Houston, TX, 77046 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Are you passionate about providing crucial analytical and program support to engineers and contributing to the success of innovative projects? If so, Avionics Engineering Project Support has an exciting opportunity for you!   

We are seeking a skilled Program Analyst to join our team in supporting the Connected Aviation organization. In this role, you will provide valuable analytical insights, program support, and guidance to our engineering leaders. Your key responsibilities will include staffing analysis, operational assessment support, and managing the bid and pursuit process across the Connected Aviation organization.    

What You Will Do:

• General understanding of the financial side of Project management such as labor planning, contractor labor tracking, material expense, accruals, and cost and schedule control.  
• With supervision, understanding of financial implications to projects and perform variance analysis (actual to prior & plan).  
• Creates and maintains Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)   
• Has ability to develop management information from the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to include corrective action, critical path analysis, performance tracking and reporting  
• Provide support and guidance for Engineering Manager, Program Chief, and Integrated Product Team (IPT) level activities and tasks.  
• Ensure program compliance and adherence to the Statement of Work by knowing correct processes and procedures.  
• Support engineering leads with operational aspects of program execution and assist program bid leads with day-to-day activities, including metrics analysis.  
• Produce reports, review process documentation, and lead process mapping initiatives.  
• Analyze, organize, plan, and administer various phases of day-to-day New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.  
• Provide support for O365 Power Automation and other program tools (BMW, JIRA, Confluence) and deploy existing Confluence tools and widgets to project spaces.  
• Act as a communication liaison between Engineering, Value Stream Office, and other stakeholders to ensure teams meet schedule requirements.  
• Demonstrate tenacity in obtaining necessary information to make decisions and effectively handle multiple engineering tasks and issues.  
• Provide logical, in-depth analysis of problems or situations and coordinate and lead activities with various stakeholders.  
• Ensure accurate understanding of information among all parties and organize project details meticulously.  
• Display energy, persistence, and a positive attitude when working on projects and base decisions on factual information.  
• Effectively communicate with individuals across multiple organizations and provide tools expertise and support to Engineering, including MS Office Apps, requirements capture databases, change management, and tracking tools.  
• Proven experience in providing analytical and program support in an engineering environment.  
• Willingness to travel (domestically <10%).

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Proven experience leading a dynamic team in demand and supply planning. 
• Strong knowledge of the ATS Cybersecurity lifecycle. 
• Certified CORE Champion with demonstrated application in driving process improvements. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience interfacing, conducting business, and working collaboratively with various functional disciplines in a cross-matrix organization.  
• Experience operating in a fast-paced environment.