Senior FSTD Flight Simulator Engineer & Technical Lead

CAE Inc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

CAE Middle East is seeking a Senior Flight Simulator Engineer to support Riyadh Air’s new training centre in Saudi Arabia. The role covers maintenance, setup, testing, and continuous improvement of Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs) and related systems.

You will mentor junior engineers, manage maintenance records, and participate in technical meetings to ensure readiness and KPI targets are met.

Qualifications

• Technical college diploma or degree in electronics, electrical, mechanical or aeronautical/aerospace
• Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Able to interpret schematics and technical documents for FSTDs
• Strong troubleshooting of electronic, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Skilled with test equipment and software diagnostics tools
• Willing to mentor and train junior colleagues
• Knowledge of CAE Environmental Health & Safety standards and procedures

Responsibilities

• Attend maintenance calls, device setup, conversions, demos, and assist during simulator flight tests
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks (PMTs), daily readiness (DR), recurrent QTG runs, ADB and LP updates
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve training device issues including AOGs
• Perform hardware refurbishment and modifications
• Create and update procedures for tasks; mentor juniors
• Develop and deliver on-the-job training to staff
• Work with CAE Customer Service to follow up on business-critical issues
• Lead or support testing, troubleshooting, and investigations in weekly meetings

Skills

Electronics

Electrical

Mechanical

Aeronautical/Aerospace

FSTD knowledge

Troubleshooting

Test equipment

C/C++

FORTRAN

Windows/Linux

Education

Technical College Diploma or Degree in Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical or Aeronautical/Aerospace

Tools

Test equipment

Software diagnostics tools

Mainframe/architecture

Job description

CAE Middle East is seeking a Senior Flight Simulator Engineer to support Riyadh Air’s new training centre in Saudi Arabia. The role covers maintenance, setup, testing, and continuous improvement of Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs) and related systems.

You will mentor junior engineers, manage maintenance records, and participate in technical meetings to ensure readiness and KPI targets are met.