United Airlines Hiring for Analyst – Digital Fleet Management – Aircraft at Chicago, IL Full Time

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run “Business Resource Group” communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

Key Responsibilities:

The Analyst of Digital Fleet Management is responsible for developing and implementing innovate predictive alerting and health monitoring solutions for United’s fleet of assets (aircraft, engines and other capital assets). The Analyst will dive into technical details of system design and recommend novel uses of asset data to improve reliability by predicting when a system will fail and ensuring maintenance teams can fix issues before they cause operational disruptions. The Analyst will be a key member of a working team of engineering subject matter experts, maintenance personnel and data scientists to develop use cases following United’s Predictive Alerting Committee process to ensure solutions are fully vetted before going operational. The Analyst will ensure applicable solutions fit into United’s Integrated Asset Health Monitoring program for their fleet area of focus (aircraft, engines or other assets), ensuring any regulatory requirements are addressed as necessary. The Analyst will regularly monitor the performance of existing predictive alerts and recommend retraining or redesign as required.

• Support the development of predictive alerts and health monitoring solutions on a fleet area of focus (aircraft, engines or other assets) by creating recommended alerting approaches to address predictable system failures
• Support engineering, maintenance and data science experts by applying United’s Predictive Alerting Committee processes and alert evaluation methods
• Support the day-to-day implementation of the Integrated Asset Health Monitoring process for a fleet area of focus (aircraft, engines or other assets), track reliability of monitored systems and ensure predictive alerts are performing as planned or recommend retraining or redesign as required
• Partner with engineering and data science teams to create, test and operationalize predictive maintenance and health monitoring alerts, including developing user acceptance testing and reporting of alert performance
• Support operational teams responsible for ongoing monitoring of predictive alerts and ensuring maintenance action is taken in advance of operational issues
• Act as a liaison to frontline teams as required to ensure successful execution of proactive maintenance

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field
• Knowledge of common system analysis or fault tree analysis strategies
• Self-starter with the ability to think outside the box to evaluate complex problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to tell a story with data, develop strong data visualizations and present complex concepts and recommendations backed by data
• Ability to write, debug and troubleshoot software code
• Proven project management and organization skills
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with internal and external business partners
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• 3 years experience in a business, engineering or data driven role
• Airline experience or operations experience in a similar industry
• Experience working with aircraft, engine, ground equipment or other asset sensor and fault data
• Familiarity with modern data analytics concepts that include machine learning, statistical programming, data visualization, etc.
• Familiarization with preventive maintenance and reliability concepts and implementation
• Knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical system design in aviation, automotive or similar industries
• Knowledge of aviation CFR regulations
• Proven skills with Python, R or other programming language
• Ability to define and track Key Performance Indicators to track system or process performance
• Knowledge of reliability engineering principles, root cause analysis or statistics-based reliability

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact [email protected] to request accommodation.