TFDM Software Developer - Remote

***United States citizenship required per government contract (no dual citizenship). Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements. ***

Summary

Main Sail LLC is seeking a Software Engineer who will be a member of a dynamic team working on the development/maintenance of software that improves aircraft runway and terminal congestion. Nationwide congestion is increasing, and the need for efficient aircraft traffic planning is critical. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is the surface management solution that will provide NextGen Air Traffic Control capabilities to improve air traffic operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The Terminal Flight Data Management (TFDM) program is a Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen program based on airport surface management that provides efficiency for both the airport surface and terminal airspace by providing a new and comprehensive integrated surface traffic control and management system.

TFDM Functions Include:

• Surface Collaborative Decision making (SCDM), departure scheduler and other airport decision tools
• Electronic Flight Data (EFD)
• Enhanced Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS)
• Replacement or integration of multiple systems in the National Airspace System (NAS).
• TFDM will share data among controllers, aircraft operators, and airports so they can better stage arrivals and departures and manage traffic flow within terminal airspace for greater efficiency.
• Stakeholders will have a shared awareness of flights on the ground and in the air, the ability to exchange data electronically, with the goal of a continuous real-time picture of traffic volume and airport resources, making flights more efficient from gate to gate.

Responsibilities

• Working both as a member of a team and independently the successful candidate will be:
• Maintaining the FAA air traffic control display software within the object-oriented environment (primarily C++/Java) on a UNIX/Linux platform.
• Performing software development as needed for the TFDM system
• Providing support needed for system engineering
• Developing the design for the user interface framework including client and server-side components
• Working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Work with the lead following direction from the lead
• Reach out to senior developers on the team to unblock

Qualifications

• Experience in object-oriented design and development
• Experience in following a documented Software Development Process
• Experience using version control tools such as Git, Subversion or CVS
• Experience in use of the UNIX and Linux operating systems

Desired Skills

• Linux experience
• Ansible experience or ability to pick it up quickly
• OS/hardware/firmware/network switch level infrastructure experience
• Development experience in other computer languages (Java, Perl, etc.)
• Familiarization with the Atlassian Tool Suite and JIRA
• Experience in Ansible, shell script, Python
• FAA air traffic domain knowledge

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Typically requires BS degree or equivalent experience and 2 - 6 years prior relevant experience.

Location: Remote

Period of Performance: 3/16/2026 – 6/29/2027