OverviewWELCOME TO SITAAt SITA, we keep airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our technology and communication innovations power the success of the general air travel industry.You'll find us in 95% of international airports, working closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients. Each partnership brings unique challenges, and we thrive on delivering fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to keep operations running like clockwork. We don't just move the world forward-we're proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work® by 79% of our employees and certified in most of our growing locations. Here, we feel empowered, supported, and inspired to grow.Are you ready to love your job?The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.PURPOSEAs an Optimization Scientist, you will apply operations research and mathematical optimization to design and build the optimization engines that recover airline operations from disruption — turning hours of manual replanning into minutes of high-quality,



automated recovery decisions.You will be accountable for a disruption-recovery solver pipeline end-to-end: from mathematical formulation to production code running against real airline operations.Reporting to the Head of Disruption Management Solutions (OCC Assistant Manager), you will be a part of the OCC Assistant Manager team responsible for OCC Assistant Manager, SITA’s AI-powered Operations Control Center solution that helps airlines manage and recover from operational disruptions. We are hiring two Optimization Scientists to grow the team.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOwn a disruption-recovery solver pipeline end-to-end — from mathematical formulation to production codeTranslate airline-specific rules and constraints (crew legality, aircraft routing, passenger reaccommodation) into solver formulationsValidate solver solutions against real disruption cases, working side by side with our Solutions ExpertsOwn solution-quality and runtime KPIs, driving the tr

📌 Optimization specialist (Barcelona)
🏢 Sita - Société Internationale De Télécommunications
📍 Barcelona