Software Developer – Enterprise-caliber Aviation Navigation Systems
Position Type: Full Time
Department: Software Development
Location: Waterloo Office
Summary:
Have you ever wondered about the technology used by airlines to put and keep their flights in the air? Are you curious about the tools that enable personnel to operate safely and productively? Do you know what it takes for airlines to win in an increasingly competitive market?
We do. We’re passionate about aviation, and we’re on the leading edge of the industry building that technology for a growing global clientele.
Sound like fun? Then join us.
We have openings for talented and driven individuals to join our Dispatch Development and Enterprise Information Management & Navigation Data (eCAN) teams.
The Dispatch Development team bears responsibility for our Navtech Flight Plan offering, which helps operations personnel:
- Reduce workload through third-party system integration and automated functionality.
- Find and optimize flight routings.
- Fly aircraft as efficiently as possible by minimizing time, fuel, or cost.
- Maintain situational awareness throughout the course of their flights by providing weather, pilot notification reports, and real-time alerting of critical aviation bulletins.
The eCAN team is responsible for a software suite that is used to manage, manipulate, and visualize aeronautical data. This team is performing an overhaul and modernization of its navigation data collection and processing infrastructure to enable state-published aeronautical information to be ingested by cockpit computers and tablets.
All of this is done while providing the necessary adherence to different worldwide regulatory organizations to which carriers are accountable.
At Navtech, software developers of all levels are responsible for the coding, maintenance, and support of their product, and are encouraged to aid in the design of new software or enhancements to existing software to meet product specifications. Assigned projects may be specified in varying levels of detail and complexity. The developer is expected to work collaboratively with their peers in all aspects of their activities, and may also be involved in determining the scope and details of assigned tasks depending on their abilities. The developer works under moderate supervision but is expected to self-manage at a level required by their team lead.
Software Development teams at Navtech work as very cohesive units. Our teams are relatively small groups of developers responsible for complex software systems that support tens of thousands of flights daily in every area of the world. The company counts on our teams to provide product expertise to a number of areas of the business, and this results in a high degree of freedom and autonomy when it comes to influencing the design and direction of our work. We can easily see the impact of our contributions, and we’re invested in what we do. That’s why engagement is favoured over qualifications. We’re about getting the job done, being pragmatic instead of dogmatic, and we’re in it to win it.