Northwest Airlines looking for software engineers

[guest]

Company: Northwest Airlines
Location: US-MN-Minneapolis/St Paul
Base Pay: N/A
Employee Type: Full-Time Employee
Industry: Airline - Aviation
Transportation
Manages Others: No
Job Type: Engineering
Information Technology
Installation - Maint - Repair
Req'd Education: Graduate Degree
Req'd Experience: At Least 3 Years
Req'd Travel: Negligible
Relocation Covered: No

Contact: Terry Tanberg
Phone: Not Available
Email: J8C3CZ66HM57K0Z2JCW_cbc_jsdc~cbc_jsdc_qs^JR@<hidden> (J8C3CZ66HM57K0Z2JCW_cbc_jsdc~cbc_jsdc_qs^JR@<hidden>)
Fax: Not Available
Ref ID: FO20040049

DESCRIPTION
Provide solutions for software and hardware related aircraft and simulator systems discrepancies on flight training devices and full flight simulators and support to maintenance teams. Maintain high operational readiness status and FAA qualification test guide compliance on training devices. Define and/or develop required aircraft and/or simulator system software interfaces and modification approaches. Analyze, identify and implement required software engineering solutions for simulated aircraft and simulator system discrepancies. Assist maintenance staff as necessary in isolating hardware/software systems discrepancies. Ensure all simulator modifications are in compliance with established engineering department and corporate procedures and model FAA appropriate data. Document all aspects of software modification for internal tracking and FAA requirements.

REQUIREMENTS
Proficient in FORTRAN, C++, Linux and other high level languages. Assembly language experience is a plus. Experience in initial FAA qualification - process as well as continuing FAA qualification testing.
BS in appropriate discipline and/or equivalent skill and experience in software/hardware modifications and design. Three to nine years in technical fiel, preferably aviation related.

[guest]

There's a reason why that shop has such a high turnover.

[guest]

There's a reason why that shop has such a high turnover.


If the management there were doctors, they'd keep a ruptured appendix, and throw out the patient. :biggrin:

[Pioneer]

Could someone clue me in on Northwest? I appiled for and was interviewed and offered a position of a systems engineer about 3 years ago but at the last interview when they offered me the job I ask to see the simulators and take a tour of the facility they flat out refused? They ask me why I wanted to look at the simualtors they told me if you seen one simulator you seen them all? I have worked for other airlines and have never been told that I could not tour the facility in fact most others place I have interviewed for or worked took people on a tour at the start. Anyway I told Northwest no thanks if then where embarrassed by there facility and could not show it to me there was no way I would take their job offer. Could someone let me in on what the hell they are thinking up there? :sadwavey:

[guest]

Could someone clue me in on Northwest? I appiled for and was interviewed and offered a position of a systems engineer about 3 years ago but at the last interview when they offered me the job I ask to see the simulators and take a tour of the facility they flat out refused? They ask me why I wanted to look at the simualtors they told me if you seen one simulator you seen them all? I have worked for other airlines and have never been told that I could not tour the facility in fact most others place I have interviewed for or worked took people on a tour at the start. Anyway I told Northwest no thanks if then where embarrassed by there facility and could not show it to me there was no way I would take their job offer. Could someone let me in on what the hell they are thinking up there? :sadwavey:

Whatever gave you the idea the management running that place is thinking?

Thinking is a rational process where one draws an informed conclusion based on observable criteria...emphasis on the word rational.

Ever since January of 2003, the best that can be said for the people running that department is that if you laid the senior management end-to-end, they'd never reach a decsion.

[bropro]

Regarding:Could someone let me in on what the hell they are thinking up there?

They are thinking they can run a sim shop effectively with management having no sim shop experience, and no input from sim :banghead: techs.