Job Title: Manager Flight Data Monitoring
Department: Flight Safety
Location: Delhi
About the Job
The Manager Flight Data Analyst leads advanced analytical work supporting the airline's Airbus A320 Family and A350 fleets. The role involves interpreting complex flight data trends, supporting safety investigations, and improving operational performance. Collaboration with Flight Safety, Engineering, and Flight Operations ensures regulatory compliance and strengthens the airline's proactive safety culture.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferably Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Data Science, or related field)
- Significant experience in flight data analysis for Airbus commercial aircraft
Experience Required:
- 9-15 years of experience in FDM or related field
Skills
- Expertise in FOQA/FDM software: Airbus FDA, Analysis Ground Station, Cassiope, Flightscape/Insight, or similar
- Strong working knowledge of avionics, flight phases, and Airbus system logic (A320 Family and A350 preferred)
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, Power BI, MATLAB, R, and MS Office
- Experience in AI/ML (preferred)
- Familiarity with Annex 13 investigations and human factors analysis
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Effective communication and stakeholder influence
- Project management and leadership
- Coaching and mentoring abilities
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Bilingual communication (English & Hindi preferred)
- Flexibility to work odd hours and travel at short notice
Job Responsibilities
- Lead Flight Data Monitoring (FDM/FOQA) analysis and reporting for Airbus fleets
- Identify systemic risks and safety trends and recommend corrective actions
- Support investigations with detailed flight data insights
- Develop flight data models, exceedance detection logic, and dashboards
- Mentor analysts and standardize methodologies and reporting practices
- Present findings to senior leadership, safety boards, and regulators
- Collaborate with operational teams to assess procedural changes
- Drive innovation in predictive analytics and big data applications
- Ensure compliance with DGCA-India, EASA, ICAO, and internal SMS standards
