Amadeus FM Mobile Application for Desktop or Smartphones

Job description

Shaping the future of travel is important to us at Amadeus. Today, with technology getting smarter by the minute, that future is more exciting than ever.

Our business success relies on our people being always passionate about what we do. We believe in aiming for excellence, taking responsibility, working together and putting our customers first.

We encourage you to be part of new and exciting projects and for you to take the lead when it comes to your progression.

Since mobility allows you and Amadeus to grow, we always look internally first when searching for candidate.

Subject

Amadeus Departure Control System (DCS) is at the heart of airlines operations at the airport.

A very important step in the flight lifecycle, is the Weight & Balance, where Freight agents will create in the system the items to be loaded on the aircraft, Load controllers will choose the position of these items to enforce safety of the aircraft and minimal fuel consumption, and Ramp agents will load the aircraft itself in accordance with Load Controller’s instructions.

Amadeus DCS Flight Management provides today a Web based solution, called “FM Mobile”, optimised for tablet computers (7’’ and above), for these actors to execute their work as efficiently as possible.

There is however a growing demand to be able to use this solution on a wider range of devices, from desktop computers with 20+’’ screens, to smartphones with 4’’ screens, which requires to adapt the current interface.

The goal of this internship is to build a prototype of the FM Mobile application that will be usable on these different devices.

The successful candidate will work in partnership with our User

Experience expert, and Web developers to:

· Analyse the issues with the current application, on a large scale of device sizes
· Propose solution(s) to the problem (ie: Responsive design, etc...)
· Build the prototype based on the existing application
· Demo to the stakeholders and management in Amadeus

Duration

6-12 months

Required Skills

· Knowledge of OO programming concepts
· Knowledge of the basics of Web application development
· Interest in user experience concepts

Personal Required Skills

· Autonomy and curiosity

Programming Skills

JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, User Experience / Usability

Communication Protocols & Standards

· HTTP(S), JSON (RESTful API)

Operating Systems

· Windows 7 / 10

The posting of vacancies and the treatment of applications are, in each Amadeus location, subject to national law and possible collective agreements with local staff representation. Internal Mobility policies vary from office to office, please check with your local HR representative the requirements and policy in place. E.g. a minimum time on position or Line Manager approval may be requested.