TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Gain experience as a Graduate Flight SIM Engineer at Ryanair, maintaining flight simulators.
- Based at East Midlands Airport.
- Requires a degree/apprenticeship in electronic/avionic engineering and a background in aviation/flight simulation.
- Offers a competitive salary and travel benefits.
About the Role
Ryanair is seeking a Graduate Flight SIM Engineer to join its SIM Engineering team. This role offers a chance to gain experience in Europe's leading airline, maintaining various training equipment and associated Flight Training Devices (FSTD).
Responsibilities
As a SIM Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Performing daily readiness checks to ensure FSTD is ready for operation.
- Maintaining Flight Simulator Equipment to EASA FSTD-A Level ‘D’ Standard.
- Maintaining the Quality System in accordance with EASA Requirements.
- Reviewing and implementing aircraft and vendor service bulletins.
- Installing and verifying aircraft loadable software.
- Liaising with aircrew on technical matters to resolve defects.
- Liaising with technical inspectors during qualifications.
- Liaising with FSTD vendors to rectify defects.
- Running and checking scheduled Quality Test Guide (QTG) Tests.
- Designing and embodying modifications on simulators to maintain compatibility with the Ryanair fleet using hardware and software engineering skills.
- Conducting technical defect clearance with nominated flight crew.
- Conducting subjective evaluation sessions of FSTD performance and visual database with flight crew.
- Maintaining compliance with the UK Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
- Completing any other reasonable tasks required for the daily operation of a Flight Simulator Training Centre.
Requirements
- A recognized University Degree, Apprenticeship or Adult Training in electronic and avionic engineering.
- A background in aviation/flight simulation.
- Specialization in Digital Flight Simulation, Complex Data Networking and Process Control using Distributed Micro processing.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discounted and unlimited travel to over 230 destinations
- Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
- Unrivalled career progression
