Working at Capitol Airspace

We believe in investing in our employees. Life at Capitol Airspace encourages professional development, personal growth, and the opportunity to be great. Our team works hard and values what each employee can bring to the table. Our goal is to deliver the best service possible — that’s why we like to recruit the best people possible.

Adaptability

Think on your feet and be effective when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment. Open to new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.

Communication

Listens effectively; demonstrates understanding; clarifies meaning for others; able to communicate with a diverse audience and develop ability to speak in technical and non-technical terms to clients; writes clearly and concisely.

Decision Making

You’ll be using this a lot. Identify and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; use effective approaches for choosing a course of action and develops appropriate solutions.

Teamwork

You will actively participate as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.

Internship Program

Capitol Airspace + You

  • Should be enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a bachelor’s or master’s degree program
  • Should be available to work full-time for a minimum of 12 weeks in Alexandria, Virginia
  • Have demonstrated excellent communication skills, analytical skills, teaming abilities, and critical thinking skills
  • Exceptional characteristics we look for: Leadership skills (you like a challenge), Professional (we won’t be afraid to have you speak to multi-million dollar clients), Motivated (you’re interested in learning more, taking responsibility for tough tasks, and expanding your knowledge in other areas of the company)
  • You don’t mind spending a Friday afternoon flying a quadcopter
  • Looking for advancement opportunities within the aviation industry – we like to empower our team members

Interns are trained in Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Don’t have experience in these areas? Don’t worry – we’ll teach you.

The internship program is designed to give interns an understanding of the company culture while learning a unique niche of the aviation industry. Interns that complete the program will have an understanding of how to protect for instrument flight procedures, including instrument departure and approach procedures, low-altitude enroute airways, and minimum vectoring altitudes.
 
 

 

In addition to a competitive pay package, you will gain unique knowledge in TERPS and GIS that can be applied throughout the aviation and GIS industries. Plus, you’ll get to be a part of an awesome work culture with amazing co-workers.
 

 

 

 

Upon successful completion of the internship program, you may be offered an opportunity to join Capitol Airspace as a full-time Airspace/GIS Specialist.

Day-to-day responsibilities for Airspace/GIS specialists include: reviewing and assessing obstacle evaluation studies, developing instrument departure and approach procedures, and briefing clients on obstacle evaluation studies and procedure standards.
 

 

 

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