• Job Description

  Req#: 101382

  Role and Responsibilities

  ABOUT US

  The airline industry faces pressures like few others - already tight margins, innovative airlines are now having to reimagine their economics and intelligent technology is at the heart of this transformation. We unleash insights for high performance crews through powerful optimization and mobile automation software.

  CAE is a high technology company, at the leading edge of digital immersion, providing solutions to make the world a safer place. Backed by a record of more than 70 years of industry firsts, we continue to reimagine the customer experience and revolutionize training and operational support solutions in civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare. We are the partner of choice to customers worldwide who operate in complex, high-stakes and largely regulated environments, where successful outcomes are critical. Testament to our customers’ ongoing needs for our solutions, over 60 percent of CAE’s revenue is recurring in nature. We have the broadest global presence in our industry, with approximately 13,000 employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35 countries.

  Our Auckland office is in Grey Lynn and is home to 45 of our employees, we have a great team culture and take pride in what we do.

  INTERNSHIP DETAILS 2023 / 2024

  We are looking for 2 interns to work with us over the summer of 2023/2024.

  You will work for 10 weeks from mid November till the end of February (with a 2 week unpaid break over Christmas/New Year). We hope this is the beginning of an ongoing relationship with our interns who are looking for permanent opportunities at the end of their studies.

  To be eligible for the intern program you must be:

  • Studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Design or Business at a New Zealand tertiary education institution
  • Studying at NZQA level 7-10; Doctoral Degree; Master's Degree; Bachelor's Degree; Bachelor Honours Degree; Graduate Diploma; Graduate Certificate; Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma
  • Or if study has been completed, then you must have been studying towards one of the qualification types listed above and the closing date of the last semester must be less than 12 months ago.
  • Have the appropriate immigration status to work in New Zealand

  PROJECT DETAILS

  Interviews will be carried out on the week of 25th September 2023, applications close 5pm Friday 15th September. Please include a detailed cover letter with your application including your preference re the below options.

  Option 1: Integrated pairing and roster optimization for business jet airlines

  Over the summer we need someone to investigate the best way to integrate pairing and roster optimization problems in the context of business jet airline operations. Such airlines do not have a regular flight schedule, but instead operate like a taxi service. Every day there are pilots on duty. The task is to find the best roster for the pilots that meets predicted demand and minimizes costs. The tasks are to:

  • Investigate possible ways to integrate pairing and roster problems.
  • Explore how specifics of the business jet operations can be exploited algorithmically.
  • Perform test runs of the proposed approaches.

  Core Skills:

  • Final Year or Graduate+ level skills in C# or Python.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of Operational Research is a bonus.

  Option 2: Data analysis for cause-effect justification in Crew Planning Optimization

  Optimization in the Crew Planning space involves generation of pairings and rosters for crew members. Pairings and rosters must follow certain rules while maintaining a high quality. Optimization engines automate this task but require users to set parameters to meet the rules and desired quality metrics. Small changes to these parameters may have large impact on the solution.

  This project is to investigate how we can better compare solutions and guide a user to understand the cause-effect that is going on between input changes and output changes.

  The tasks are:

  • Understand the inputs and outputs for the pairing and roster problems
  • Use Python to generate solution difference reports, containing information on how two solutions differ
  • Check the difference in outputs for multiple data sets with different inputs, and perform trend analysis via Python and Business Intelligence tools (Power BI or Excel)

  Core Skills:

  • Final Year or Graduate+ level skills in C# or Python.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of Operational Research is a bonus.

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  Position Type

  Temporary (Fixed Term)

  CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

  Equal Employment Opportunity

  At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

  As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

  At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.

  The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.

• About the company

  CAE Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies, modelling technologies and training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, healthcare specialists, and defence customers.

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