Senior Manager - Simulator Maintenance and Engineering

United Airlines; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 141,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flight privileges

Job summary

United Airlines’ Flight Operations team seeks a Senior Manager for Simulator Operations at the Flight Training Center. You will lead daily maintenance and engineering tasks for Flight Simulator Training Devices and coordinate projects with vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with FAA SQMS and PART 60, managing budgets, and driving improvements across the FSTD program to deliver reliable simulation capabilities for pilot training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Maintenance or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum 4 years interfacing with technical work and maintenance of commercial flight simulators.
• Working knowledge of FAR 121 training and 14 CFR PART 60.
• Minimum 5 years under FAA SQMS program under 14 CFR PART 60.
• Minimum 10 years managing employees under bargaining agreements.

Responsibilities

• Manage operation daily per FAA SQMS manual.
• Oversee FSTD projects, upgrades, and new device acquisitions.
• Ensure compliance with 14 CFR PART 60 requirements.
• Monitor performance metrics and coordinate corrective actions.
• Plan and manage maintenance and engineering projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Vendor management

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

Description

Get ready for a career at the leading edge of the airline industry! Our Flight Operations team works hard to connect people and unite the world safely, reliably and efficiently every single day. From industry leadership and pioneering technologies to next-level training — our Flight Ops team hires, trains, qualifies and supports the best pilots in the industry. The moments we share in the air and on the ground with our customers and our colleagues make United a special place to work and a great way to fly, together.

Job Overview and Responsibilities The Simulator Operations department at the Flight Training Center provides maintenance and engineering support on the Flight Simulator Training Devices. The Senior Managers provide leadership and direction to the entire department. The Senior Managers are involved in the Simulator Operations daily maintenance and engineering tasks, planning for future projects, manpower shift assignments, and new Flight Simulator Training Device acquisitions.

• Departmental Management:
  • Manage operation in accordance with FAA Approved SQMS operating manual on a daily basis
  • Manage FSTD projects (modification/upgrades), and acquisition of new FSTDs
• FSTD Qualification:
  • Ensure FSTD operations comply with 14 CFR PART 60 requirements
  • Monitor FSTD performance metrics, analyze trends and take appropriate action to maintain an acceptable level of performance
  • Monitor the FSTD performance metrics, analyzing trends and coordinate corrective actions where necessary
• Communication:
  • Keeping their Team informed about Company communications and SIM OPS department activities
• FSTD Project Management:
  • Plan and manage maintenance and engineering project activities on the FSTDs
  • Plan and manage the programmatic aspects of the acquisition of new devices and device modification/upgrade
  • Coordinate FSTD engineering projects including the determination of implementation options such as in house, outside vendor or work share
• Financial:
  • Prepare, implement and track department expense and capital budgets, providing forecast and explanations for variances
  • Prepare the financial justifications, obtain vendor quotes, and obtain or generate supporting rationale required for capital project
  • Coordinate acquisition of new devices and device modifications through bidding, proposal review, vendor selection, project award and contractual terms and agreements
  • Analyze device modification projects options for best practice and best financial solutions (in house, vendor or work share)

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Maintenance or 4 years of relevant work experience
• Minimum 4 years demonstrated ability to interface with technical work and work groups in the operation and maintenance of commercial flight simulators
• Working knowledge of FAR 121 flight crew training and 14 CFR PART 60
• Minimum 5 years experience operating under an FAA approved SQMS program under 14 CFR PART 60
• Minimum 10 years experience managing employees working under collective bargaining agreements, as well as management and administrative employees
• Basic understanding of purchasing and service contract negotiations with vendor
• Knowledge and experience in organizational development
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Access, and Project
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Working knowledge and experience interfacing with corporate Finance, Contracting, Purchasing, HR, Labor, and Legal organizations
• Experience in purchasing and service contract negotiations with vendors
• Experience creating and managing corporate budgets (expense and capital)
• Demonstrates an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of generative AI tools and effectively leverages them for research, analysis, content creation, and problem-solving. Applies critical thinking to validate AI-generated outputs while adhering to company policies related to responsible AI use, data privacy, and security.

The base pay range for this role is $140,600.00 to $183,108.00.

The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact [e-mail]