Delta Airlines

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

TechOps

04-Jun-2025

Ref #: 28666

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

The successful candidates serve as a Principal Engineer within the TechOps Engineering organization. The tasks associated with this role are specific to the engineering group and include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Fleet Avionics Engineering - Aircraft Information Security and Software
• Provides aircraft engineering support to a variety of internal customers and outside suppliers to support daily operations and long-term reliability/cost effectiveness.
• Reviews, recommends, and implements manufacturer’s service bulletins and other correspondence to affected fleets.
• Ensures compliance with all FAA, DOT, and Delta procedures with regard to the issuance of engineering documentation.
• Communicates project milestones and technical updates effectively to all stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Leads the management of the Aircraft Information Security Program (D301), ensuring alignment with regulatory and manufacturer guidance.
  • Monitors and manages change control for OEM Security Handbooks (Boeing, Airbus, and Airbus Canada), ARINC Specifications, RTCA Documents, and FAA regulations.
  • Supports the Aircraft Security Log Management Program.
  • Serves as the engineering point of contact for aircraft information security events and incident response.
  • Represents TechOps in the Aircraft Cybersecurity Fusion Center (ACFC), contributing to cross-divisional cybersecurity initiatives.
  • Oversees connectivity for e-Enabled aircraft and systems
• Manages and support programs related to Loadable Aircraft Software Parts (LSAP), ensuring secure and efficient software lifecycle management.
  • Develops and maintains policies for secure end-to-end software solutions.
  • Oversees software distribution, storage, and repository management for LSAP.
  • Develops and maintains secure software signing processes for the LSAP Digital Signing Program.
  • Maintains the configuration and installation of Avionics software and Onboard Loadable Software Control (OLSC) Program
  • Supports aeronautical database programs, including FMS, EGPWS, and ECL updates.
• Acts as a technical leader within the team and provides mentorship to junior engineers.
• Drives continuous improvement across all supporting programs to maintain strategic alignment with AISP compliance objectives.
• Ensures compliance to industry standards and RTCA guidelines (e.g., DO-326A, DO-355A, DO-356A), with a focus on airworthiness security.
• Leaves the office environment and goes to hangar, line, shop, planning and other support groups to gain details necessary to complete accurate project.
• Represents Delta's interests at industry events, conferences, and working groups such as ARINC, RTCA, and AEEC.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives.
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%.
• New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following year.
• In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period.
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year.
• Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave.
• Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits.
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages.
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health.
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals.
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies.
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together.
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Candidates for this position should have at minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 8 yrs minimum relevant experience
• Previous airline, military, OEM or MRO experience with commercial aircraft is strongly preferred. Familiarity with airline flight operations and support systems, FAR 121 dispatch regulations, computers and programming is desirable.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles. Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority.
• For internal candidates, must be performing satisfactorily in current position. Also, if you are currently in an engineering role, you must apply to your same grade level.
• Translates initiatives into actions. Understands department goals and values to independently prioritize work and completes work assignments with limited or no guidance and despite daily distractions. Accurately anticipates the not so obvious impact of various solutions and adjusts plan to account for the most feasible options.
• Is able to take large amounts of data, identify which data is relevant to the needs of the company and can reduce the information and present to divisional leadership to help drive decisions. Is sought out by Delta divisional leaders for advice and solutions within area of expertise.
• Competently handles ambiguities in multiple problems, projects and goals. Embraces change as being normal and necessary for a business to thrive. Engages in constructive discussions with peers, leads and managers on the effects of changes. Promotes process, technology and business solutions that assist in implementing change while reducing any adverse effects. Explores alternative ways to view and solve problems and takes risks in the interest of finding a better way.
• Shares perspective and ideas to build trust and credibility. Steers commitment to action by ensuring common understanding of next steps and offering support as necessary and appropriate.
• Utilizes extensive network within TechOps to solve intra‐divisional challenges and partners with other divisions, as necessary. Is approachable and maintains positive demeanor during difficult interactions. Routinely communicates with leadership across TechOps. Is highly engaged in the development of entry level engineers. Delegates work on a regular basis to team members.
• Demonstrates understanding between what is desirable for the division and what is best for Delta. Participates in industry forums to bring back ideas that enhance Delta. Challenges behaviors, practices and strategies that do not align with a diverse environment.
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering experience with an Avionics focus.
• Familiarity with D301 approval for aircraft.
• Understanding of aircraft systems, aircraft field loadable software, and networking.
• Working knowledge of AC 119-1, DO-355/ED-204, DO-356/ED-203A, DO-326/ED-202A, and all associated ARINC specifications, all associated ISO/IEC documents, and all manufacturer security requirements/recommendations.
• Computer programming or software development skills with Matlab, C++, Python are desirable.

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