Technical Analyst - IFC Performance and Reliability

Company Summary
EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We'll launch your career and empower you to change lives.
Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.
Department Summary
EchoStar has an exciting opportunity in our Hughes Network Systems division for a Technical Analyst - IFC Performance and Reliability, supporting our Aero business unit.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
You will be a member of our technical operations team, which is primarily focused on maintaining optimal performance of the Hughes in-flight connectivity system. As part of this team, you will help support the development and execution of the reliability and system performance monitoring programs. In this role, you will work closely with maintenance support groups to monitor component, system and maintenance performance data. You will analyze current processes and technical data to identify trends and contributing factors which impact performance and recommend data driven solutions. This position will be located at our office in Melbourne, FL, Atlanta, GA, or Lisle, IL.
Key Responsibilities:

• Development and execution of reliability tools and metrics, in alignment with customer requirements, in the support of Hughes Inflight Connectivity System installed on commercial aircraft.
• Collect and analyze information from a variety of data sources, including part replacement data, aircraft maintenance records, and system performance data, to identify failure patterns within the in-flight connectivity system.
• Utilize technical knowledge of in-flight connectivity systems and work cross-functionally with operations teams to analyze aircraft component removals and system faults.
• Develop recommendations to improve MCC, customer and vendor maintenance practices and procedures.
• Review component removal reports, customer removal data and maintenance logs to measure in-service performance
• Interpret component repair reports to identify primary failure modes, trends and correlations to in-service removal logs and reports
• Ability to understand and interpret aircraft systems manuals, technical documents and maintenance procedures, and provide change recommendations
• Create distinct fault categories for each component and organize failures accordingly.
• Coordinate with hardware suppliers, internal teams and customers to identify and implement performance and process improvements.
• Support predictive maintenance by leveraging statistical modelling to predict and mitigate emerging failure trends.
• Work with development team to ensure accuracy and completeness of reliability metrics.

Skills, Experience and Requirements
Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in business analytics, data mining or related field
• 8+ years of experience in reliability of aircraft systems or avionics components.
• Experience with databases and data entry tools including MS Excel, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Smartsheet.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Airline maintenance operations exposure in a technical environment (Maintenance / Engineering)
• Experience working in an aircraft component maintenance environment.
• Practical experience with aerospace reliability methodologies including MTBF, MTBUR, NFF, RFR, root cause analysis, distributions, and pareto charts.
• Strong critical thinking skills and results oriented.
• Working knowledge of aircraft maintenance manuals and technical documentation.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams, vendors and customers in order to achieve required support data and implement solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect and query technical data from multiple sources.

Visa sponsorship not available for this role
Salary Ranges
Compensation: $85,500.00/Year - $114,000.00/Year
Benefits
We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits .
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.
The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.
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