Experienced Optimization Expert

At Jeppesen we create amazing software that helps millions of passengers around the world to safely and efficiently reach their destination. Look up in the sky and you will see a quarter of a million crew members on thousands of aircraft, flying schedules produced by our software. We are the best in the world at what we do. We are the preferred choice for the world?s premiere airlines such as Lufthansa, Delta Airlines, Qatar Airways, SAS, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and many others.

One of our guiding tenets is striving to continuously improve and we are on a journey to transform to an even more agile, even leaner and even more dynamic organization. You will work in a one-of-a-kind software development organization with fascinating solutions that make a real difference to people around the world, every second of the day. You will be surrounded by extremely talented colleagues, up for any challenge and who will not hesitate to challenge you. You will have the opportunity to learn and broaden your views by working with more than 200 engineers from more than 30 different nations, all under the same roof. Most importantly, you will be expected to make a difference.

The scheduling of crew and fleet for large airlines are very complex processes. These processes can be modeled as large combinatorial optimization problems which require complex exact and heuristic solution methods. The resulting schedules must comply with all contractual and safety rules, and at the same time be as efficient as possible with respect to cost, crew satisfaction and operational robustness. As part of the optimization team, you work in the team responsible for maintenance and development of the core optimization module that is common for all customers using our optimization products. The tasks will consist of everything from mathematical modeling and design to implementation, testing, performance tuning and maintenance.

This position requires the successful candidate to be an expert C++ developer with good engineering judgment and a passion for solving hard problems. A deep expertise in optimization and algorithms is a given. You should be goal-oriented and dare to take initiative. You are also expected to combine technical excellence with above average communication skills.

Requirements

- MSc, with minimum 5 years of working experience with optimization applications.
- Strong C++ skills

Meriting Experience

- PhD in Optimization or Physics
- Worked with large and technically complex code bases
. Airline or Railway applications

We look forward to leveraging your knowledge and experience to improve our products even more.

Please send us your application, together with any supporting information such as your GitHub alias, hobby projects, LinkedIn profile or your blog address. We look forward to receiving your application before January 17th, 2016.

For questions about this position, please contact Anna Avesand, at [email protected]. Please note that we do NOT accept applications mailed directly to Anna.