Careers
Exceptional People Contribute to Our Success
ATAC strives to provide its employees with both stability and growth while furnishing diversified products and services to a broad spectrum of clients. It has an environment that is rich in resources and conducive to individual initiative. As such, ATAC has been able to attract and retain a staff that excels in productivity and technical competence. The character of its personnel is reflected in the quality and economy of the services it performs.
ATAC is always interested in candidates that are self-starters, work well both independently and in a team environment, are open to new ideas and ways of doing things, think both logically and creatively, and approach problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
ATAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
View job openings below and to send your resume and cover letter, email Ellen Asleson at esa@atac.com.
If you need assistance in submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 408 736 2822.
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Technical Project Manager. This is a full-time, senior position and is located in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will lead and participate in research, analysis, and program management support projects such as FAA SETIS/Systems Engineering 2025 (SE2025) and NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects.
Responsibilities will include:
- Aviation system engineering including requirements development and validation.
- Management of future NAS concept development and related modeling and analysis research projects.
- Management of airport and airspace operational, safety, environmental, and business analysis studies.
- Management of prototype design, development, and implementation projects.
- Technical and management presentations and technical report writing.
- Development of project requirements, plans, work tasks, and deliverables in coordination with customers.
- Program/project management and support tasks including documentation and business case analysis.
- Supervision of project personnel, including subcontractors.
- Management of customer relationships for each project, with a focus on complete customer satisfaction.
- Development of project proposals in coordination with business partners.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Some domestic travel is anticipated. A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally, provide technical expertise and assume project management responsibilities.
Required attributes include:
- Management experience in projects involving researching, planning, integrating and implementation of complex systems and equipment, preferably in the air traffic control domain.
- An M.S. degree with 15+ years project management experience in aerospace or systems engineering, operations research, applied mathematics or physics related projects or a B.S. with 20+ years of related management experience.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications skills.
- Proven ability to develop strong professional relationships among colleagues and clients.
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
Desired attributes include:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Specific experience with FAA labs such as the Florida NextGen Test Bed (FTB) and William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC).
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment. We will be the best place to work for those who share our passion.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Arlington, Virginia, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
If this sounds like you, please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Systems Engineer. This is a full-time, mid-to-senior level position and will be based at ATAC’s offices in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will provide engineering leadership and support to research, analysis, and program management support projects such as FAA SETIS/Systems Engineering 2025 (SE2025) and NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) projects.
Responsibilities will include:
- Leading and/or participating in aviation focused research projects from start to finish.
- Aviation system engineering including requirements and validation.
- Development of engineering artifacts such as use cases and operational view diagrams.
- Future NAS concept development and related modeling and analysis research projects.
- Engineering support to prototype design, development and implementation projects.
- Airport and airspace operational, safety, environmental, and business case analysis studies.
- Interacting with aviation subject matter experts (SMEs) to incorporate their knowledge into analyses.
- Technical presentations and technical report writing.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Some domestic travel is anticipated. A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally, provide technical expertise and assume project management responsibilities.
Required attributes include:
- An M.S. in engineering, from the fields of systems, civil, electrical, electronic, chemical, industrial, mechanical, aeronautical, avionics, environmental, or computer, with 7+ years related experience; or a B.S. with 10+ years of related experience.
- Experience in development of algorithms to process aviation-related data sets and emulate NAS systems.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications skills.
- Proven ability to develop strong professional relationships among colleagues and clients.
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
Desired attributes include:
- Experience with technologies and development methodologies including Python and Java.
- Experience with aviation-related data sources such as surveillance or FOQA data.
- Knowledge of National Airspace System future concepts, technologies, and procedures.
- Knowledge of service-based architecture approaches.
- Ability to quickly prototype and demonstrate software concepts.
- Experience at FAA or NASA labs.
- Relevant experience in data mining, machine learning, Big Data, or AI algorithm development.
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Arlington, Virginia, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
If this sounds like you, please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Data Analyst. This is a full-time position and will be located in the Atlanta, GA area. The successful candidate will participate in aviation operations analyses utilizing various data analysis tools and techniques. The successful candidate will work with a team consisting of FAA/government officials and other contractors supporting numerous aviation data projects across the Eastern part of the United States.
Responsibilities will include:
- Quantitative and qualitative air traffic performance data analyses
- Aviation flight track and operational data verification and validation
- Noise and related environmental analyses for airports, airspace procedures, and airspace changes
- Technical and management presentations and technical report writing
- Data visualization
- Other responsibilities as directed
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally and advance into positions of greater technical and project management responsibility.
Required attributes include:
- A BS degree in engineering, operations research, applied mathematics, statistics, physics or related field
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- Familiarity with Office tools such as Excel, and scientific programming/scripting using VB/VBA
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal relations skills
- Ability to work alone and/or with a team
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
Desired attributes include:
- Experience in the aviation industry, and performing detailed analyses with aviation data sets and custom tools
- Familiarity with the National Airspace System
- Self-starter that can work effectively in both a remote and on-site environment
In addition, ATAC is seeking open-minded people who have an interest in developing knowledge in the aviation domain and motivation to play a key role in improving the National Airspace System.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.
If this sounds like you, please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for a Business Analyst. This is a full-time position based at ATAC’s offices in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will participate in FAA investment planning and analysis tasks to support business case development and oversight. These tasks involve supporting objective evaluations for major FAA programs related to the implementation, development, and modernization of both FAA National Airspace System (NAS) and Non-NAS systems in all aspects of investment analysis.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the analysis of life cycle costs, benefits, risks, programmatic information, technical performance, schedule, safety assessments, environmental impacts, spectrum support and operational suitability of candidate program solutions
- Analyzing business objectives and developing solutions to solve business issues
- Identifying, analyzing, and documenting business requirements
- Using process improvement, reengineering methodologies to conduct process modernization projects
- Supporting activity and data modeling, and creating and assessing performance measurement
- Interacting with aviation subject matter experts (SMEs) to incorporate their knowledge into analyses
- Technical presentations and technical report writing
- Other responsibilities as assigned
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally, provide technical expertise and assume project management responsibilities.
Required attributes include:
- A B.S. degree in accounting, business management, computer science, economics, finance, information systems, information technology, mathematics, statistics, operations research or business administration;
- Knowledge of FAA systems and programs;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications skills;
- Proven ability to develop strong professional relationships among colleagues and clients;
- S. citizenship or permanent residency.
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.
Please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Air Traffic Control Specialist. This is a full-time position based at ATAC’s offices in Arlington, Virginia. The successful candidate will participate in FAA investment planning and analysis tasks to support business case development and oversight. These tasks involve supporting objective evaluations for major FAA programs related to the implementation, development, and modernization of both FAA National Airspace System (NAS) and Non-NAS systems in all aspects of investment analysis.
Responsibilities will include:
- Provides air traffic control (ATC) En-Route and Terminal (TRACON and Tower/Surface) operational expertise to support business case development, economic analysis, benefits estimation, cost estimation, operations research, risk and schedule analysis, market surveys, data collection and analysis, post implementation reviews, portfolio development and evaluation, and other investment analysis activities.
- Provides support to investment analysis policy, standards, and training to continue FAA evolution with industry standards and best practices.
- Provides Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support to independent verification and validation of data and analytical assumptions.
- Provides SME support to the evaluation of NAS and Non-NAS system operational shortfalls and evaluation of benefit estimates.
- Interacts collaboratively with system engineers and other stakeholders.
- Participates in and support analyses and briefings that support decision meetings and other acquisition review activities.
- Supports the review and assessment of FAA investment planning documents.
- Assist in performing post implementation reviews to determine actual program performance and operational impacts.
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally and advance into positions of greater technical and project management responsibility.
Required attributes include:
- Candidate must have active, full performance level (FPL) ATC experience in any of the following: Terminal, En-Route, Oceanic, Traffic Flow Management, or Flight Service Station. Equivalent experience in the U.S. Military or international control environment is acceptable.
- A strong interest in the aviation field and solid understanding of the National Airspace System and FAA objectives
- Strong analytical skills
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications skills
- Proven ability to develop strong professional relationships among colleagues and clients
- S. citizenship or permanent residency
Desired attributes include:
- BS degree in Physical Sciences (e.g., mathematics, physics, meteorology, chemistry, etc.), computer science, information systems, information technology, engineering, business, finance, administration, or other related/relevant discipline.
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.
Please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Operations Research Analyst/Data Scientist. This is a full-time position based at ATAC’s offices in Arlington, VA. The successful candidate will participate in FAA investment planning and analysis tasks to support business case development and oversight. These tasks involve supporting objective evaluations for major FAA programs related to the implementation, development, and modernization of both FAA National Airspace System (NAS) and Non-NAS systems in all aspects of investment analysis.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the analysis of life cycle costs, benefits, risks, programmatic information, technical performance, schedule, safety assessments, environmental impacts, spectrum support and operational suitability of candidate program solutions
- Providing analytical support for the evaluation of NAS and non-NAS system operational shortfalls and the development and evaluation of benefit estimates for FAA acquisitions
- Developing general purpose models, supporting databases and fast-time simulations to measure NAS performance
- Creating forecast models of future impacts of NAS modernization programs on NAS operations
- Assisting in the definition of machine learning and data mining strategies
- Developing documentation of models, processes, and analytical results
- Technical presentations and technical report writing
- Assisting in maintaining operations research software and hardware
- Other responsibilities as assigned
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally, provide technical expertise and assume project management responsibilities.
Required attributes include:
- A B.S. degree in in Physical Sciences (e.g., mathematics, physics, meteorology, chemistry), operations research, economics, computer science, engineering, information systems, information technology or other relevant discipline.
- Knowledge of FAA systems and programs;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communications skills;
- Proven ability to develop strong professional relationships among colleagues and clients;
- S. citizenship or permanent residency.
Desired attributes include:
- Experience with aviation-related data sources such as surveillance or FOQA data, and relevant experience in data mining, machine learning, Big Data, or AI algorithm development.
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.
Please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
The Position
ATAC has an opening for an Aviation Computer Programmer. This is a full-time mid-level staff position and is located at ATAC’s office in Arlington, VA, or Atlantic City, NJ. The successful candidate will participate in the development of fast-time simulation software for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Responsibilities will include:
- Working as part of a team to build fast-time simulation software that model aircraft traffic in the National Airspace System (NAS)
- Devising algorithms and source code that provide simulation software functionality
- Creating user interfaces
- Documenting code/processes
- Performing testing, validation, and verification of software features
- Providing user support and training
A background check will be required for this position.
Qualifications
ATAC is looking for career-minded people with the potential to grow professionally and advance into positions of greater technical and project management responsibility.
Required attributes include:
- BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields, and 3 or more years of relevant experience
- Experience with the Java and JavaScript programming languages including the Java Spring and JavaFX frameworks
- Experience with SQL and XML data processing
- Experience working in the Windows and Linux environments
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal relations skills
Desired attributes include:
- Masters degree preferred
- Experience with the Kotlin programming language
- Experience with NAS fast-time simulation
- A strong interest in the aviation field and solid understanding of the NAS and FAA objectives
In addition, the ideal candidate is a team player, open to new ideas, technologies and development methodologies, thinks both logically and creatively, and approaches problems and problem solving with a positive and constructive attitude.
Corporate Information
ATAC Corporation is a software and services company that specializes in providing the aviation community with state-of-the-art computer simulation, modeling, and analysis tools, as well as expert services in air traffic systems and operations design and analysis. We are committed to making major contributions to the aviation industry by providing high quality products and services to meet critical needs, while maintaining a creative, innovative, and responsive, small-company environment.
ATAC serves clients in both the public and private sectors via its headquarters office in Santa Clara, California and branch offices in Washington, DC, and San Diego, California. Primary clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), service branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), airport authorities, airport planning and engineering firms, and private companies involved with aviation systems development and integration.
ATAC offers a casual business environment within a supportive team of innovative individuals. Pride in ATAC’s working and aviation focused environment and culture is key to our success. Those who share this passion will thrive here. If this sounds like you, please send your resume, including a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position to ATAC.
Please use one of the following methods to send your resume AND a cover letter in which you summarize the particular elements of your background that relate to the requirements of this position.
Fax: 408 727 8447
E-mail: Human Resources at esa@atac.com
Please send a non-formatted ASCII-text version of your resume in the body of the email, or attach your cover letter and resume as Microsoft Word documents.
ATAC Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
2770 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2624
ATAC is EOE Disabled/Veterans
