Flight Simulator Technician I - Flexible Hours & Travel

CAE; Whippany (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel internationally

Flexible schedules

Work from home

Competitive benefits

Job summary

CAE is seeking a Flight Simulator Technician to maintain CAE and partner simulators, provide real-time phone support, and prepare equipment for training at the CAE training center. You will perform preventive maintenance, validate tests, and log work in CMMS while applying aircraft/system knowledge in both C/Unix and Windows environments.

The role requires reading schematics, replacing defective components, updating documentation, and participating in training courses.

Qualifications

• Provide real-time phone support to address technical issues on training center flight simulators.
• Prepare the simulator for customer training, including pre-flight tests.
• Execute recurring scheduled preventive maintenance tasks.
• Diagnose and resolve complex simulator deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Read and interpret electrical and electro‑mechanical drawings and design documents.
• Apply aircraft/systems knowledge to execute hands-on fixes on Full Flight Simulators.
• Log all work in a CMMS and update technical documentation as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time phone support to address technical issues on training center flight simulators.
• Prepare the simulator for customer training, including pre-flight tests.
• Execute recurring scheduled preventive maintenance tasks.
• Perform aircraft validation tests and create/restore system backups.
• Diagnose and resolve simulator deficiencies and replace defective components.
• Maintain configuration control of software and hardware elements.
• Work in C/Unix and Windows environments to diagnose root causes.
• Read electrical and electro-mechanical drawings and understand design documents.
• Document findings and updates in CMMS systems.

Skills

Phone support

Schematic interpretation

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Logic analyzer

Soldering

Microsoft Office

English fluency

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Signal generator

Logic analyzer

Soldering equipment

Job description

CAE is seeking a Flight Simulator Technician to maintain CAE and partner simulators, provide real-time phone support, and prepare equipment for training at the CAE training center. You will perform preventive maintenance, validate tests, and log work in CMMS while applying aircraft/system knowledge in both C/Unix and Windows environments.

The role requires reading schematics, replacing defective components, updating documentation, and participating in training courses.