There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyst will have a passion for strategy and analytics with the willingness to dig deep into details as well as the ability to assess the big picture. Sets priorities, focuses resources, strengthens operations and ensures Network, NOC, TO planning and TO execution are working towards common goals. Establishes agreement around intended results and adjust direction in response to a changing aircraft availability and maintenance environment. Leads projects from conception to completion: assess capacity environment, lead quantitative and qualitative analysis, and develop and present recommendations. Is responsible for the effort to optimize aircraft maintenance visits with a focus on the future. Leads impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis, assess change readiness, and identify/engage key partners for short term to long-term aircraft maintenance strategy.
• Identity allocations vital to support both base maintenance and line special visit maintenance activities and coordinate with Network Planning to minimize impact to flight schedule
• Optimize maintenance allocation utilization by identifying creative solutions to cover unplanned aircraft maintenance in addition to monitoring unassigned allocation and developing strategies to consume using base and line resources.
• Own and distribute as required the Aircraft Available to Schedule report, Aircraft Service Level report, Unused Maintenance Allocation Model and updates for the Base Maintenance Check Airframe Status report
• Lead weekly, monthly and other periodic reviews of maintenance allocation requirements including detailed analysis of past and future data to assess fleet trends
• Work directly with Network on aircraft availability changes and schedule accommodations for 18 months of planning
• Build long-term aircraft availability forecasts for estimates through 2026 by coordinating different maintenance and operational needs from a variety of groups
• Act as single point of contact with Network Operations Planning and NOC to ensure coverage for all planned visits and implementing plans to cover out of service aircraft.

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree
• 2-3 years of experience in using data analysis/quantitative modeling techniques (e.g. optimization, spreadsheet)
• Project Management or Lean Six Sigma certification
• A&P Certification
• Experience in strategy, planning, forecasting, continuous improvement, or maintenance/aircraft scheduling function
• Knowledge of high-level operations principals as well as capacity planning and strategy frameworks to drive financial performance
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners
• Must be performance management oriented
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is a requirement of the position.

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree
• 4 or more years of experience with data analysis/quantitative modeling techniques
• Experience in aviation industry
• Knowledge of airline specific commercial and operations integration frameworks
• Ability to proficiently deliver business insights from analyses and garner results across multiple groups.