Position Summary:
The Associate Engineer Operations assists in the design, development, implementation and use of systems and data to ensure safe, legal and efficient operations of JetBlue aircraft in the areas of aircraft performance, weight and balance, flight planning, route analysis and fuel performance. The Associate Engineer provides support to Flight Operations and System Operations as needed and reports to the Manager Operations Engineering.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Designs, develops and implements systems for tracking aircraft weight and balance, monitoring aircraft performance, maintaining airport and aircraft data, and providing data to support flight planning and operations
- Develops special procedures for aircraft operations when required by unusual operational situations in cooperation with Flight Operations
- Performs route analysis including payload-range studies and airport suitability studies
- Investigates and determines root causes of operational events and failure
- Identifies negative trends in aircraft performance and develops corrective action
- All other duties as assigned