Long-Term Internship - Operations Analyst

In this role, you’ll provide support in developing strategic and operational leadership in the design, development, implementation, administration, and communication of Performance Management methods and processes within the company.

Meet the Team:
Our Business Analytics & Operations team members need excellent analytical and communication skills to successfully track the efficiency of our US engineering operations. We provide key analytics routine tracking to performance management analysis. If you’re analytical, detail oriented and have a passion for numbers, you’ll enjoy working with our cross-functional regional team.

Your Working Environment:
Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus’ first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our organization of 200+ support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.

Your Challenges:
Primary Responsibilities:
Data management:

• Data sourcing, advanced analytics and reporting to ensure all forecasting capabilities.

  • Assist in data sourcing, retrieval and cleansing

  • Assist in data referential administration

• Collects data & develops tools to measure expertise, organization and capabilities for reference with regards to future projects and assignments

• Evaluate analytic needs and objectives for internal business customers

• Analyze and craft the appropriate data visualization solution components

• Analyze and assemble complex sets of data by applying knowledge of databases (SQL MySQL and Oracle) and Business Intelligence tools (Tableau, Alteryx, SmartSheets)

• Create database objects that will support visualizations

• Develop visualizations, using various tools, that present data in understandable visual formats

• Support all Analytics team activities, including development, maintenance and operations

• Design, develop and release dashboards, applications and reports along with data products supporting and enabling efficient engineering cost, schedule and quality targets

Modelling:

• Investigating new approaches (methodological, new data integration) to improve the forecast process & provide predictive analytics; building the associated prototypes & operational performance dashboards

• Routinely collects and analyses data from multiple resources and present information to leadership & team members; identify risks and opportunities, workload forecasts/actuals, labor efficiency, project performance to schedules

Communication:

• Communicating, arguing and defending results in front of various audiences.

• Validating business analytics toolset developments

• Training end users on business analytics toolsets & visual management products

• Designs reports & uses results for recommendations which reflect solid understanding of organization-wide functions & how to improve, accommodate, or handle changes as needed

Additional Responsibilities:

• Serves as resource to internal & external entities when expertise is needed to address Tableau-specific questions

Your Boarding Pass:
Required:

• Must be currently located in the Wichita, KS metro area

• Bachelor’s or Master's Degree candidates in General Business, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or equivalent combination of education & experience

• 0-2 years’ experience in development of significant data analytics & visual management projects

• Knowledge and experience in data visualization tools, Tableau preferred

• Demonstrated use of data blending, extraction, load and transformation tools, Alteryx preferred

• Understanding and experience in SQL databases and tools, particularly SQL Server

• Proficient in one or more of the following: .NET, Python, C++, CSS, HTML, Java

• Advanced analytical reporting experience; demonstrable communications & computer skills

• Experience in Math & Statistics

  • Descriptive statistics: distributions, correlation, etc.

  • Statistical modelling: time series, econometrics, logistic regression, linear & non-linear regression, dimension reduction, etc.

  • Optimization: linear programming, mixed integer programming, quadratic & non-linear problems, local search, etc.

• Other Skills:

  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills

  • Ability to write white papers

  • Fluency in English is required; Spanish, German or French language skills are a plus

  • Previous Airbus internship experience, preferred

Physical Requirements: 

• Onsite or remote:  Onsite 100%

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. 

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. 

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. 

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need for visa sponsorship/work authorization is required for this opportunity.

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