Unclassified - Egg Harbor Township, NJ
posted about 1 month ago
As a Research Analyst Senior at GDIT, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the FAA's Airport Uncrewed Aviation System (UAS) Research. This position is designed for individuals who are eager to make a significant impact in the field of aviation safety and efficiency. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct quantitative analysis using operations research tools and other quantitative techniques to address procedural implementations and performance issues related to UAS detection and mitigation systems. You will also assist in defining data mining strategies and identifying innovative research themes that focus on Airport Operations, Airport Services, and National Airspace (NAS) systems. In this role, you will be expected to develop and execute plans to assess the UAS detection capabilities of various systems. This includes writing, co-writing, editing, and publishing a variety of outputs such as working papers, engineering briefings, and technical reports in collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders. You will support the creation, execution, and refinement of research, development, test, and evaluation (RTE&D) plans, and will be responsible for data aggregation, clean-up, normalization, and analytics projects. Your ability to identify data trends and provide insights will be crucial in characterizing system performance and guiding further research. Collaboration is key in this position, as you will work closely with a dynamic team of technicians, UAS pilots, test directors, Radio Frequency (RF) / Spectrum Engineers, and UAS Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to assess UAS detection and mitigation technologies. You will be involved in developing and executing RDT&E plans, collecting test results, performing data analysis, and presenting your findings. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, as you will need to explain complex technical material to both technical and non-technical audiences. Additionally, you should be comfortable working in a dynamic environment with partially defined requirements and be prepared to work outdoors in various weather conditions to support system installations, calibration, shakedown testing, and data collection.