Flight Simulator Instructor (f/m/d) - part-time (15 hours)

CAE Inc; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive onboarding

International teams

Development opportunities

Job summary

CAE seeks a Flight Simulator Instructor (f/m/d) for the Bückeburg site on a part-time basis (15 hours). The role delivers training primarily in a flight simulator or other training device, following applicable regulatory and customer requirements.

Responsibilities include conducting briefings, supervising sessions, recording training data, and maintaining instructor qualifications. Fluency in English and German is required, with a bachelor degree and instructor ratings highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in job-related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2–5 years of relevant experience.
• Passes in all Airline Transport Pilots License written exams.
• Minimum experience required by the Regulatory Authority issuing instructor rating.
• Hold an existing instructor qualification or -rating issued by a Regulatory Authority desirable.
• Meet the relevant minimum qualification and experience requirements for qualification as a Simulator Instructor.
• Hold or has held a professional pilots’ license.
• A working knowledge of the relevant aviation regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain strong customer orientation under adverse circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training primarily in a flight simulator or other training device.
• Conduct pre and post flight simulator briefings.
• Follow SOPs and use training devices appropriately.
• Provide simulator instruction for licenses, type ratings and certificates.
• Complete client training records accurately for handover to other instructors.
• Record simulator usage and discrepancies.
• Track validity of instructional qualifications.
• Create curricula and courseware when required.
• Accept examiner responsibilities when required by Head of Training.
• Act as invigilator during examinations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Customer orientation

Bilingual English/German

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Instructor rating/qualification

Regulatory authority license

Job description

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, defence and security forces and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight, mission and medical simulators and training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

For our site in Bückeburg we are looking for a Flight Simulator Instructor (f/m/d) – part-time (15 hours)

In this role, the Flight Simulator Instructor will be responsible for the delivery of training primarily in a flight simulator or other training device, but also when required in ground school, in accordance with the appropriate regulatory and customer requirements.

• Conduct pre and post flight simulator briefings in a thorough, professional manner and in accordance with CAE standards.
• Conduct each simulator session in accordance with the CAE, aircraft manufacturer or the customers’ Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Provide simulator flight instruction for the issue of licenses, type ratings and certificates.
• Complete the appropriate client training records accurately and comprehensively to ensure client understanding and a seamless handover to other instructors.
• Recommend, where necessary, remedial training for a client who is not meeting the required training progress.
• Record simulator usage and discrepancies using the appropriate procedures.
• Track the validity of instructional qualifications to ensure that he/she remains qualified to deliver training at all times in accordance with contractual commitments.
• Act as subject matter expert in creation of curricula and courseware when required.
• Accept training for examiner responsibilities when required by the Head of Training.
• Act as invigilator when examination is conducted.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in job-related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant experience.
• Passes in all Airline Transport Pilots License written exams.
• Minimum experience required by the Regulatory Authority issuing instructor rating (CH-53 rating)
• Hold an existing instructor qualification or -rating issued by a Regulatory Authority desirable.
• Meet the relevant minimum qualification and experience requirements for qualification as a Simulator Instructor.
• Hold or has held a professional pilots’ license.
• A working knowledge of the relevant aviation regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain strong customer orientation under adverse circumstances.
• Strong focus on quality with a continuous drive towards process improvement & customer satisfaction.
• Ability to concentrate and work in a fast paced environment.
• Readily accept changes and adjust accordingly.
• Fluency in English and German.

We offer: comprehensive onboarding the opportunity to work in international teams the chance to tackle complex problems and find solutions in the aviation industry a responsible position with excellent development opportunities

Position Type Regular

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