Aviation Simulator Technician — Keep Advanced Trainers Up

Nearheal Pty Ltd (trading as Nearheal); Townsville City; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness subsidy

Employee Share Scheme

Insurance Cover

Fitness Passport

Stock options/equity

Pension contribution matching

Parental leave

Job summary

CAE is seeking a Simulation Technician in Townsville to perform preventative and corrective maintenance on training devices, ensuring maximum availability of Level D simulators and related systems. You’ll work with electromechanical motion platforms, immersive visuals, and HPC clusters, diagnosing issues to minimise downtime and support training outcomes for pilots.

The role requires technical/trade background, NV-1 clearance eligibility, and shift flexibility from 6am to midnight in a truly

Qualifications

• Open to people with technical or trade experience (electronic technician, electrician, IT, hardware engineering).
• Ability to gain an NV-1 Security Clearance (Australian Citizen).
• Shift work flexibility 6am–midnight; 8-hour shifts.
• Avionics knowledge and experience (preferred).
• Aviation and/or Defence industry experience (preferred).
• Experience working on simulator devices (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Execute all maintenance tasks efficiently.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with internal and external standards/regulatory requirements.
• Support site-based engineering development by assisting with investigations.
• Handle parts shipping in accordance with export control and security protocols.
• Adhere to CAE’s Quality Management System and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Comply with CAE’s Environment, Health and Safety Management System.

Skills

Electronic technician

Electrician

IT

Hardware engineering

Job description

CAE is seeking a Simulation Technician in Townsville to perform preventative and corrective maintenance on training devices, ensuring maximum availability of Level D simulators and related systems. You’ll work with electromechanical motion platforms, immersive visuals, and HPC clusters, diagnosing issues to minimise downtime and support training outcomes for pilots.

The role requires technical/trade background, NV-1 clearance eligibility, and shift flexibility from 6am to midnight in a truly