Flight Simulator Engineer - Growth-Oriented Junior Role

Crewlink Ireland Limited; Leinster; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Unrivalled career progression

Job summary

Ryanair’s Flight Simulator Training Centre in Dublin, Ireland invites applications for a Flight SIM Engineer. The role focuses on maintaining FSTDs, ensuring EASA standards, and coordinating with aircrew and vendors to minimize downtime.

The ideal candidate has avionics engineering training or degree, a background in flight simulation, and is willing to work day and night shifts. You must have the right to live and work in the EU.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or degree in electronic/avionic engineering.
• Background in aviation or flight simulation.
• Willing to work day and night shifts; EU work rights.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily readiness checks to ensure FSTD is ready for daily operation.
• Maintain Flight Simulator Equipment to EASA FSTD-A Level ‘D’ Standard.
• Maintain the Quality System in accordance with EASA Requirements.
• Review and implement aircraft and vendor service bulletins.
• Install and verify aircraft loadable software.
• Liaise with aircrew at the technical level on aircraft systems to resolve defects.
• Liaise with technical inspectors at initial and recurrent qualifications.
• Liaise with FSTD vendors to rectify defects requiring vendor support.
• Run and check the scheduled Quality Test Guide (QTG) Tests.
• Design and embody modifications on the simulators to maintain compatibility with Ryanair fleet using hardware and software engineering skills.
• Conduct technical defect clearance with nominated flight crew.
• Conduct a subjective evaluation session of FSTD performance with flight crew.
• Conduct a subjective evaluation session of a visual database with flight crew.
• Maintain compliance with the UK Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Complete any other tasks that are reasonably required to carry out the daily operation of a Flight Simulator Training Centre

Skills

Avionics engineering

Flight simulation

Shift work

EU work rights

Education

Engineering apprenticeship/degree

Job description

Ryanair’s Flight Simulator Training Centre in Dublin, Ireland invites applications for a Flight SIM Engineer. The role focuses on maintaining FSTDs, ensuring EASA standards, and coordinating with aircrew and vendors to minimize downtime.

The ideal candidate has avionics engineering training or degree, a background in flight simulation, and is willing to work day and night shifts. You must have the right to live and work in the EU.