Lead Flight Simulator Maintenance Engineer | Hydraulics

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Crawley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 on 4 off

Training

Progression

Benefits

Job summary

Lead Maintenance Engineer role based in Burgess Hill within a fast-growing aerospace business specialising in flight simulators. This is a hands-on lead position overseeing a small team and ensuring high reliability of complex systems.

You will perform planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators, diagnose faults, and train junior technicians, with a salary of £50,000–£60,000 plus a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, ongoing training and clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Lead Maintenance Engineer or similar with hydraulics/pneumatics experience.
• Aviation background or related field preferred.
• Experience leading a small technical team.

Responsibilities

• Planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and systems
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing system faults
• Run and check qualification test guide schedules
• Assist in training junior technicians

Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Aviation experience

Team leadership

Job description

Lead Maintenance Engineer role based in Burgess Hill within a fast-growing aerospace business specialising in flight simulators. This is a hands-on lead position overseeing a small team and ensuring high reliability of complex systems.

You will perform planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators, diagnose faults, and train junior technicians, with a salary of £50,000–£60,000 plus a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, ongoing training and clear progression opportunities.