Flight Simulator Technician - DTN

Metro Aviation Inc.; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Health Insurance

Family Dental Insurance

Family Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Metro Aviation, Inc. seeks a Flight Simulator Technician in Shreveport, LA, at the Headquarters Helicopter Flight Training Center. The role maintains Level D/7 flight training devices per FAA requirements, ensuring safety and mission readiness.

Responsibilities include routine maintenance, testing, and documentation managed through a dedicated system. The candidate should have a high school diploma, electronics-related certification or degree preferred, and 2–3 years of simulator maintenance

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• College degree or technical certificate in electronics preferred.
• Avionics and aviation knowledge preferred.
• Basic IT experience preferred.
• 2-3 years’ full motion simulator maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on flight simulators: pre/post flight activities, visual alignments, testing and evaluation, logistics and housekeeping.
• Utilize a management system to record and track all maintenance activities.
• Assist in simulator modifications and enhancements.
• Apply procedures and adapt to address regular and unusual problems with the training system.
• Conduct daily simulator tasks such as maintenance, inspections and QTG testing; perform administrative duties as needed.

Skills

Electronics diagnosis

Troubleshooting

Electrical wiring

Soldering

Test equipment

Communication skills

Office suite proficiency

Independent judgment

Reading schematics

Training delivery

Education

High school diploma

Avionics or electronics certificate

College degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

Diagnostic hardware

Job description

Metro Aviation, Inc. is seeking a Flight Simulator Technician in Shreveport, Louisiana at the Metro Aviation Headquarters Helicopter Flight Training Center.

Our mission is to provide the safest and highest quality traditional aircraft operations, completions, and maintenance so that we will:

• Allow our customers to safely and effectively accomplish their mission profile,
• Allow our employees to exercise their talents and maximize their potential, and
• Ensure the financial stability of the corporation.

Our goal is to find qualified candidates who value our mission and contribute to our overall safety culture. We invest in the well-being of our employees. The following FREE benefits are offered to all full-time employees: Family Health and Prescription Insurance, Family Dental Insurance, Family Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Job Objective

The Flight Simulator Technician is responsible for maintaining Level D and Level 7 flight training devices as required by the FAA to meet current pilot training objectives

Essential Functions

• Performs maintenance tasks on flight simulators:
  • Pre and post flight activities,
  • Visual alignments,
  • Testing and evaluation of results,
  • Logistics including managing, testing, and repairing of parts, and
  • Housekeeping
• Utilizes a management system to record and track all maintenance activities.
• Assists in simulator modifications and enhancements
• Exercises initiative in applying, and when necessary, adapting procedures to address both regular and unusual problems with the training system
• Conducts daily simulator tasks such as maintenance, inspections and QTG Testing, as well as other duties as directed by the Flight Training Device Manager, Lead Simulator Technician, or Simulator Qualification Technician
• Administrative duties, as needed

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA)

• Familiarity with the governing regulations required by the various approval authorities for the proper operation of all FTDs
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite products
• Technical skills and experience to operate, maintain and diagnose complex simulator problems
• Ability:
  • coordinate required technical solutions with other experts
  • understand electronics associated with the training system
  • exercise independent judgment in planning, organizing and executing work assignments
  • utilize test and support equipment associated with the maintenance, troubleshooting and testing of the training system
  • interpret schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation; as well as ability to evaluate, isolate and repair malfunctions
  • perform duties of FAA Simulation Qualification Test evaluator
  • conduct on-the-job training
• Effectively use equipment needed to perform job duties which includes general hand tools, electronics test equipment (meters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.), diagnostic equipment (hardware), and electrical
• Experience in electrical wire and connector repair, cable build and installation
• Experience in electrical wire and connector repair, cable build and installationExperience in electrical wire and connector repair, cable build and installation
• Experience in basic soldering
• Experience working within a real time computing environment and the ability to identify, diagnose, and correct complex technical issues with the training system
• Familiarity with customer expectations and satisfaction, policies and business practices
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Exceptional customer service skills

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• College degree or technical certificate in electronics preferred
• Avionics and aviation knowledge preferred
• Basic IT experience preferred
• 2-3 years’ full motion simulator maintenance experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Required to use hands to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls
• Required to sit and reach with hands and arms
• Required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Required to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment

• Works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment varies from mild to moderate
• Temperature controlled office
• Close, confined spaces in simulator
• Exposure to high-voltage electricity, various heights, confined spaces, and hydraulic fluids and oils, fumes, compressed gases

Work Status, Schedule, & Travel

• Full Time
• 243 workdays/2,187 hours per year to include:
  • 6 days on shift/3 days off shift
  • 9-hour shifts
  • Shift work required
• Eligible for workover as needed
• Potential travel for training purposes – 10% or less

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Metro Aviation, Inc. is committed to employees, customers, and the community to promote diversity and inclusion by developing policies, programs, and procedures that foster a work environment where differences are respected and employees are treated fairly.

Metro Aviation, Inc. prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind and ensures equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all aspects of the relationship between Metro Aviation, Inc. and its employees, including recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies.