Junior Sim Engineer

Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline; Leinster; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryanair - Europe’s Favourite Airline in Dublin seeks a Flight SIM Engineer to maintain and enhance training simulators and related systems. The role involves daily readiness checks, software verification, and collaboration with aircrew and inspectors to ensure minimal disruption to pilot training schedules.

Applicants should have a background in aviation or flight simulation, and hold an apprenticeship or degree in electronic/avionic engineering.

Qualifications

• Recognized Apprenticeship or Adult Training in electronic and avionic engineering or a relevant engineering degree.
• Background in aviation/flight simulation.
• Willing to work day and night shifts; must have right to live/work in the EU.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily readiness checks to ensure FSTD is ready for operation.
• Maintain Flight Simulator Equipment to EASA FSTD-A Level D Standard.
• Review and implement aircraft and vendor service bulletins.
• Install and verify aircraft loadable software.
• Liaise with aircrew and technical inspectors to resolve defects.
• Run the scheduled QTG tests.
• Maintain compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Carry out tasks required for daily operation of the Flight Simulator Training Centre.

Skills

Flight simulation

Aviation knowledge

Electrical engineering

Education

Electronic/avionics engineering degree

Engineering degree

Apprenticeship/Adult training in electronics

Job description

Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe’s largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Airline Flight Academy is currently recruiting for a Flight SIM Engineer to join our team in Dublin, Ireland.

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody to progress their career and gain experience in Europe’s leading airline. Our Simulators are in use over 20 hours per day. We currently employ over 8,000 pilots and the SIM’s are used for both initial and recurrent training. As a SIM engineer you will maintain various training equipment and associated Flight Training Devices and carry our preventative and corrective action on our SIM’s to ensure minimal disruption to our pilot training schedule.

The Role

The successful candidates will be based at Airline Flight Academy, Woodford Business Park, and will have to perform the following duties:

• 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
• Recognized Apprenticeship or Adult Training in electronic and avionic engineering or a Relevant Engineering Degree.
• A background in aviation/flight simulation.
• Willing to work shift work – Day & Night.
• Must hold the right to live & work in the EU.
• Competitive salary
• Unrivalled career progression