Simulator Maintenance Engineer

Seeking a Simulator Maintenance Engineer (Sim Engineer) with 2 years+ experience to join our client in West Sussex on a permanent basis.
You will oversee day to day running and proactive maintenance of up to four commercial Full Flight Simulators (FFS) in the Training Facility, and will report to the Training Centre Maintenance Manager (TCMM).

Role: Simulator Maintenance Engineer
Basis: Permanent
Location: West Sussex
Salary: £30K – £40K plus a £2K shift allowance
Hours: 4 on 4 off (Either 4 days, 4 off, 4 nights, 4 off OR 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off)
12 hour shifts. 7am – 7pm or 7pm to 7am

Flexibility to working is key for this role, to enable business 24/7 coverage. The role also involves carrying out ad hoc building maintenance duties as and when required.

Main Sim Engineer Responsibilities:

• Perform preventive maintenance tasks on the simulators and associated simulator systems.
• Assist in diagnosing and correcting problems on the simulators and associated simulator systems.
• Utilise the maintenance management system to record and track maintenance activities.
• Perform secondary duties e.g. calibrations, tool inspections etc.
• Perform pre-flight checks prior to the day’s operations.
• Perform basic visual alignments.
• Carry out minor repairs in the workshop to include soldering and crimping.
• Perform logistics duties, including parts received, repair, and testing/validation
• Run automatic and manual Qualification Test Guide (QTG).
• Comply with the company’s quality management system.
• Provide customer service support and address customer needs in a timely manner.
• Perform housekeeping functions to maintain the simulators as required.
• Perform logistics duties, including parts received, repair, and testing/validation.
• Perform administrative tasks as required.
• Be aware of Part ORA and CS-FSTD(A) regulations.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Essential:

• 2 years’ experience as a Sim Engineer
• An understanding of Electrical / Electronic systems
• An understanding of fault finding principles and corrective measures techniques
• Working knowledge of Flight Simulator systems (to include some or all of the following – Avionics, Aircraft Systems, IO, Motion, Control Loading, Visual)
• Already holds the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. No sponsorships can be provided.

Desirable:

• Experience of working on Boeing and/or Airbus simulators.
• Experience of CAE, FSI and/or Sim Industries, TRU, L3 Training Devices
• Experience gained in a customer support or client facing role
• Proactive completion of routine Preventative Maintenance activities
• Running of Qualification Test Guides (QTG’s)

• HNC/HND in aircraft related discipline (Avionics)
• HNC/HND in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately.

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