Database Engineer

Universal Avionics has been a pioneer in avionics technology for over 40 years. We are a leading manufacturer of innovative solutions that enhance aviation safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Our portfolio includes Head-Down Displays (HDD), Head-Up Displays (HUD), Head Wearable Displays (HWD), and Combined Vision Systems (CVS), featuring Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Synthetic Vision System (SVS) technologies. We deliver both retrofit and forward-fit solutions across a wide range of aircraft types, serving commercial airlines, cargo operators, business aviation, and special missions worldwide.

Summary

The IT Database Engineer is responsible for designing, building, supporting, and advanced data solutions across a hybrid cloud enterprise. This role blends hands-on database engineering with co-architecting next-generation infrastructure, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable systems. The engineer will enable integration with enterprise systems and other enterprise platforms into a unified, AI ready data fabric that supports real time insights, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.

• Data Architecture and Engineering
• Build and manage robust data schemas designs to support applications and specific needs of AI
• and ML workflows.
• Develop robust pipelines across hybrid cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
• Design and optimize infrastructure for AI/ML workloads and advanced analytics.
• Develop, maintain, documents database schemas, stored procedures, and back-end code.
• Implement data mesh, data fabric, governance, and enterprise metadata standards.
• Cleanse and transform raw data into formats suitable for AI models by handling missing values, duplicates, errors, and inconsistencies.
• Database Administration
• Administer and monitor SQL Server, SSRS, Oracle, and cloud-native databases.
• Ensure high availability, security, and disaster recovery of data systems.
• Plan, execute, and document database upgrades and data migrations.
• Integrate AI models and databases using APIs, SDKs, ETL Pipelines for efficient flow and data model performance.
• Collaboration and Support
• Provide tier 2/3 database support, root cause analysis, and proactive resolution
• Partner with IT Ops, systems analysts, developers, and support vendors to ensure database reliability and data integrity.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions with customer first approach.
• Develop technical training materials, process workflows, adoption strategies for new tools Automation and Innovation
• Design and build robust pipelines to collect and ingest data from platforms, databases, APIs, and ingest data into the AI ecosystem, ensuring data flow and integrity.
• Develop low code automations using RPA and leverage data integrations to enhance user experience
• Build dashboards and administer robust reporting requirements in Power BI for real time business intelligence
• Creates automated workflows to simplify repetitive database tasks and optimize efficiency (backups, monitoring, performance tuning, upgrades) to ensure high availability of data and reduced manual intervention.
• Design Power Automate logic and flows to connect data pipelines to applications and ensure data governance.
• Enable modern DevOps/CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) practices for data management. Automate schema changes, data migrations and seeding, and data pipeline
• deployments. Enable repeatable provisioning of database environments and incorporate secure code practices for database objects.

Competencies
:

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; identifies trends and improves system performance.
• Architecture & Design– Contributes to enterprise data architecture strategy from concept to establishing best practices, builds pipelines, and integrates systems securely for AI
• Change Management – Develops, tests, and executes structured rollouts with full back out and recovery plans.
• Teamwork and Leadership – Collaborates across disciplines, motivates peers through proactive knowledge transfers to drive outcomes and continued learning and technological advancement.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and/or at least six (6) to ten (10) years of

experience and/or training in a similar technical job function.

Experience supporting AI/ML workloads.

Experience designing for accuracy and consistency.

Advanced proficiency in ETL and ELT frameworks.

Advanced proficiency with PL/ SQL (Structure Query Language), Data Lake technologies.

Programming experience in Python, C#, C++ or similar combination of languages

Experience with PySpark, Spark.

Proven experience in data modeling, metadata management, and business intelligence tools.

Strong background with data governance, security, and compliance frameworks.

Desirable experience in:

Project management, Jira.

Enterprise applications and web apps in hybrid environment.

Background in Manufacturing environments, Quality Management, regulated environments.

Experience in a lean manufacturing environment.

What We Offer:

• Benefits eligibility starts on your first day as a full-time employee at Universal Avionics.
• Medical insurance (multiple plan options, including low-deductible PPO)
• Preventive care covered at 100%
• Affordable copays for doctor visits, urgent care, and prescriptions
• Teladoc virtual care access
• Vision coverage through VSP (includes exams, frames, and lenses)
• Dental insurance (covers preventive, basic, and major services)
• 401(k) with immediate safe harbor match (100% match on up to 4% of pay after 60 days)
• 9/80 work schedule option – every other Friday off
• Vacation, sick time, and 14 paid holidays (including a week in December)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Gym reimbursement
• Wellness programs:Vitality (earn rewards for healthy habits)
• One Pass Select (discounted access to gyms, fitness apps, and more)
• Travel assistance and employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and emotional wellness support: Up to 3 free counseling visits per issue/year through Reliance Matrix
• Up to 6 free counseling sessions per issue/year through Health Advocate
• Includes mental health, financial, legal, work-life, medical navigation, and life coaching support
• And more

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Universal Avionics offers the best of both worlds: the close-knit, agile culture of a mid-sized company, with the resources and global impact of our parent company, Elbit Systems.
• Our team is driven by purpose, innovation, and a shared passion for aviation safety.
• Here's what makes our work environment thrive:
• A collaborative, supportive team of skilled professionals and mentors
• Groundbreaking projects that shape the future of avionics technology
• A company culture that promotes innovation, career growth, and continuous learning
• Meaningful work that impacts air travel safety around the world
• A strong work-life balance, including a 9/80 schedule option

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Universal Avionics' products and technology are subject to U.S. export laws and regulations, including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As part of our compliance process, we inquire about work authorization and citizenship status to ensure alignment with these regulations.