Celebrating Engineers Week
PMO engineers share insider’s look into the field
 It’s Engineers Week and here at the FAA we have a lot of engineers doing important work for aviation. From following a family legacy and enjoying math and science, to building a mousetrap car and a high school “egg drop” contest, interests in engineering can come from anywhere with a myriad of possibilities for career paths.
“There are countless career avenues at the FAA for engineers, including those which don’t involve research, designing, or building things,” Matthew McCann, PMO's Surface Surveillance Portfolio Sustainment project lead said. “Career avenues such as program management and finance are also areas in which engineers don't typically think of.”
As with every role in the FAA, safety lies at the core of engineering. Engineers strive to incorporate the values of safety culture into their work to improve safety in the national airspace system (NAS).
“Safety culture is vital to the NAS and it takes a lot of cooperation and communication — not just among engineers but everyone involved in the aviation industry — to improve upon safety and not cut corners,” Lisa Cacciatore, PMO's Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement programs systems engineering manager, said.
“Safety is the top priority at FAA,” Mark Scheufler, strategy lead in PMO's Surveillance Acquisition and Sustainment group, said. “Incorporating safety elements into any requirements development effort will lead to better outcomes for all NAS users.”
Read more about Matthew McCann, Lisa Cacciatore, and Mark Scheufler on FocusFAA and look out for more Engineers Week stories.
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