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Data Engineer - Flight Data (contract)

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$134K - $161K/yr

Flight logs land continuously from customer and test aircraft; you will turn them into curated ... Analytics enablement: Build the dashboards and query interfaces engineering teams use to monitor ...

Data Analyst

Moriarty, NM · On-site

$85K - $110K/yr

Partner with Flight Test, Systems Engineering, and Avionics teams to answer data-driven questions about vehicle performance. * Support post-flight data reduction and analysis to inform engineering ...

Data Analyst

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$85K - $110K/yr

Partner with Flight Test, Systems Engineering, and Avionics teams to answer data-driven questions about vehicle performance. * Support post-flight data reduction and analysis to inform engineering ...

You will analyze real flight data, correlate it with models, and drive concrete changes to control and navigation systems that are validated through flight testing. The position offers the ...

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The Flight Scheduling Data Analyst serves as the primary administrator and subject matter expert for the university's flight scheduling and training management systems. This position is responsible ...

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How much do internship flight data analyst jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for internship flight data analyst in the United States is $22.50, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.31 and $24.52 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Internship Flight Data Analyst vs Flight Data Analyst?

AspectInternship Flight Data AnalystFlight Data Analyst
Required CredentialsEnrolled in or recent graduate of relevant degree (e.g., aviation, data science)Bachelor's or higher in related field, possibly certifications in data analysis or aviation
Work EnvironmentInternship setting, often part-time or temporary, in airline or aviation companyFull-time, permanent role within airline, aviation, or transportation companies
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by airlines, aviation firms, and government agencies for training and entry-level rolesUsed for ongoing data analysis, operational decision-making, and strategic planning

The main difference is that an Internship Flight Data Analyst is an entry-level, temporary position aimed at gaining experience, while a Flight Data Analyst is a full-time role requiring more experience and responsibility. Interns typically focus on learning and supporting data tasks, whereas full analysts analyze complex flight data to inform business decisions.

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Data Engineer - Flight Data (contract)

Pivotal

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

$60 - $70/hr

Contractor

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 19 days ago


Job description

Pivotal is the leader in the emerging market of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We design, develop, and manufacture light eVTOL aircraft and are renowned for the BlackFly aircraft the world's first light eVTOL to fly manned missions and enter the consumer market.
Efficient, compact, and simple, Pivotal aircraft are designed for a wide range of consumer, public service, and defense applications. Our distinctive tilt-aircraft architecture and scalable platform have been flying for over 10 years. Last year we announced our next-generation aircraft, the Helix, which is rapidly progressing toward general release and scalable production in 2026.
Mobility is one of the most highly-valued areas of modern technology investments. This is the right company, in the right space, the right strategy, at the right time. If you are ready for adventure, we invite you to join our amazing team and grow with us.
Pivotal is seeking a Data Engineer to build and operate the flight data warehouse - the system of record for telemetry off every aircraft in the fleet. Flight logs land continuously from customer and test aircraft; you will turn them into curated datasets, automated fleet health alerts, and dashboards that the firmware, GNC, battery, flight operations, and MRO teams rely on to make airworthiness and design decisions. This is a small team building production infrastructure, so you will own pipelines end to end: the data model, the services that run on it, the infrastructure as code that deploys them, and the monitoring that tells us when they break.
Responsibilities
  • Pipeline development: Build and maintain the ingest and transformation pipelines that land aircraft telemetry from S3 into the flight data warehouse (AWS Glue, Athena), including schema evolution as firmware logging changes.
  • Data modeling: Design and maintain curated marts - flight runs, component flight hours, vehicle modes, battery flight features - in SQL, with clear grain, documented lineage, and idempotent incremental refresh.
  • Fleet alerting services: Develop and operate the Python services that evaluate flight-by-flight health checks and deliver alerts to engineering and customer-facing channels via SNS and Slack.
  • Data quality: Own the automated quality gates - mart freshness, source-to-mart reconciliation, and watermark integrity - and block deploys that would publish incorrect fleet data.
  • Analytics enablement: Build the dashboards and query interfaces engineering teams use to monitor the fleet, and convert repeated one-off analyses into supported datasets.
  • Collaboration: Work directly with firmware, GNC, battery, systems engineering, flight operations, and MRO to define what gets logged, what gets alerted on, and what "good" looks like for each signal.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 3+ years of professional data engineering experience building and operating production pipelines
  • Strong SQL, including window functions and query tuning on a distributed, columnar engine (Athena/Trino/Presto, Spark, Snowflake, or BigQuery)
  • Proficient in Python for production services - not just notebooks: packaging, dependency management, unit tests, and code review
  • Hands-on experience with the AWS data stack: S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, SNS, CloudWatch, and IAM
  • Dimensional modeling and warehouse design, including partitioning strategy for large tables
  • Excellent analytical and written communication skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams

Preferred Qualifications
  • 5+ years of relevant data engineering experience, including ownership of an on-call or operationally critical data system
  • Infrastructure as code with Terraform, and building deployment pipelines in GitLab CI or equivalent
  • Transformation frameworks such as dbt, and data quality/testing frameworks
  • High-volume time-series or sensor telemetry, and observability tooling (Grafana, CloudWatch, or similar), including alert design that avoids alarm fatigue

Familiarity/experience with one or more of the following:
  • Aerospace, automotive, or robotics telemetry and flight/vehicle test data
  • Embedded logging formats and decoding raw device logs (CAN, serial, or proprietary binary packet formats)
  • FAA aircraft certification or continued airworthiness processes
  • Interest in RC planes, quadcopters, or aviation

Attributes aligned with Core Values
  • Safety Above All: Demonstrates a proactive safety mindset by embedding safety into daily work, identifying and mitigating risks, encouraging open dialogue about safety concerns, and continuously improving practices and protocols.
  • Customer Focus: Puts customers at the center of every action by understanding their challenges, delivering meaningful value, and supporting their success.
  • Work Better Together: Seeks and values diverse perspectives, builds cross-functional relationships, and fosters trust through empathetic, fact-based communication and commitment to shared decisions.
  • Be the Pilot: Drives results with clarity and purpose by focusing on what matters most, adapting to change, taking initiative, and owning outcomes.
  • Embrace the Unknown: Navigates ambiguity with resilience and bold thinking, challenges the status quo, and combines innovative ideas with practical approaches to overcome obstacles and drive progress.
  • Respect for People: Fosters a high-performance culture grounded in respect, professionalism, and support by balancing high expectations with a healthy, collaborative environment and being a trusted, dependable teammate.

$60 - $70 an hour
Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States and willing to work onsite at our HQ office in Palo Alto, CA.
Pivotal offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401k plans.
Pivotal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pivotal does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.