Senior Flight Simulator Engineer (FSTD)

About the Role

CAE is seeking a Senior Flight Simulator Engineer (FSTD) to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves establishing technical operations for Riyadh Air's new training centre, offering exposure to a range of modern simulators and systems. The position provides opportunities for professional development and career progression within the technical function.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend maintenance calls, device setups, conversions, and demos.
• Assist during Simulator Flight Tests and support snag clearance activities for Flight Simulator Training Devices and Other Training Devices.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance Tasks (PMTs), Daily Readiness (DR), Recurrent QTG runs, Aircraft Database (ADB) updates, and IOS Lesson Plan (LP) updates independently.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve training device issues, including Aircraft on Ground (AOGs) and National Aviation Authority (NAA) raised issues.
• Execute hardware refurbishment and modifications.
• Identify recurring issues and work towards permanent solutions.
• Monitor SimHub/Simissues for updates and utilize the Computerized Maintenance Management System for deficiency tracking and maintenance activities.
• Produce reports for TCOPS Management to monitor performance and identify trends.
• Create, improve, or update procedures and guidelines for new, routine, and non-routine tasks.
• Collaborate with FSTD Technical Specialists on testing and troubleshooting issues.
• Mentor and provide On-the-Job Training (OJT) to junior colleagues.
• Prioritize, plan, and coordinate maintenance tasks, ensuring training devices are ready for NAA recurrent evaluations and maintenance records are current.
• Ensure all training devices achieve CAE, Departmental, and Service Level Agreement (SLA) KPIs.
• Participate in weekly technical meetings, NAA evaluations, internal/external audits, and SLA review meetings.

Leadership and Development

This role may involve assignments as Shift Lead, Team Lead, Device Caretaker, or Task Caretaker, managing assigned responsibilities autonomously. The Senior Flight Simulator Engineer is expected to pursue knowledge and skills to become a technical expert in one or more FSTD systems (*, Visual, Motion, Flight Controls, QTGs). Additionally, the role includes assisting the Manager or Group Leader Technical Operations in generating employee development plans and acting as Deputy Manager or Group Leader Technical Operations in their absence.

Compliance and Safety

The engineer must comply with local and global CAE Environmental Health & Safety standards, instructions, and safe working procedures. This includes exercising duty of care for personal health and safety, as well as that of others who may be affected by their work.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated technical expertise in simulator systems.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Experience with maintenance management systems.

Career Development

CAE offers an environment that values technical expertise, ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. This position provides professional development and internal career progression opportunities, including the chance to contribute to building a new aviation training operation from the ground up.