À propos de ce poste
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About CAE
At CAE, our mission is to make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we have led the way in simulation, training, and mission readiness—supporting civil aviation, defence, and critical operations worldwide. Through cutting-edge technology and a culture that champions innovation, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
Joining CAE means becoming part of a purpose-driven team where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives success, and your growth fuels our global impact.
The Role
CAE is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Simulator Technician III to join our team at our Sydney Training Centre in St Peters, NSW .
This senior technical role is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance of CAE's Full Flight Simulators and training devices. You will play a key role in supporting pilot training operations, leading technical activities across shifts, and mentoring developing technicians.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team supporting world-class aviation training for commercial airline customers across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Key Responsibilities
As a Simulator Technician III, you will:
- Perform advanced troubleshooting, fault isolation, and corrective maintenance on flight simulators and associated systems.
- Conduct preventive maintenance activities to ensure maximum simulator availability and reliability.
- Perform visual alignments, calibration activities, and system performance checks.
- Execute, analyse, and evaluate Qualification Test Guide (QTG) and Approval Test Guide (ATG) procedures.
- Lead and coordinate technical activities during shifts in collaboration with the Group Leader, Maintenance Planner, and Technical Management team.
- Provide technical mentoring, coaching, and on-the-job training to junior technicians.
- Support engineering projects involving hardware modifications, software updates, and simulator upgrades.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using CAE's maintenance management system.
- Ensure compliance with CASA, OEM, customer, and CAE quality and safety requirements.
- Assist with logistics activities including parts management, repair tracking, inventory control, and vendor coordination.
- Support customer operations and contribute to the resolution of technical issues affecting training delivery.
- Make technical and operational decisions during periods where management is not present to ensure continuity of simulator operations.
Qualifications & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A technical trade qualification, diploma, degree, or equivalent technical training in electronics, electrical, mechanical, aviation, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of five years' experience in simulator maintenance, aviation maintenance, defence systems, industrial automation, or a comparable technical environment.
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer, and network-based systems.
- Experience using test equipment and diagnostic tools.
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one major simulator system such as:
- Motion systems
- Visual systems
- Aircraft systems
- Computer or network infrastructure
- Experience leading technical activities and mentoring team members.
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to work 4 days on and off (Day, day, night night) rotating roster from 7am to 7pm and 7pm to 7am.
Why Join CAE?
At CAE, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the world's most advanced aviation training systems while building a rewarding career in a unique and highly specialised industry.
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À CAE, notre mission est claire : contribuer à rendre le monde plus sécuritaire. Depuis près de 80 ans, nous faisons progresser l’innovation en simulation, en formation et en préparation aux missions afin de soutenir des opérations critiques partout dans le monde. Grâce à des technologies avancées, nous aidons nos clients à travailler plus intelligemment, plus rapidement et de façon plus durable. Joignez‑vous à une organisation guidée par sa raison d’être, où les idées audacieuses sont encouragées, où la collaboration fait avancer les choses et où votre développement alimente notre réussite commune.
Régulier
CAE s’engage à offrir des chances égales à tous les candidats, sans égard à la race, à la nationalité, à la couleur, à la religion, au sexe, à l’identité ou à l’expression de genre, à l’orientation sexuelle, au handicap, à la neurodiversité, au statut d’ancien combattant, à l’âge ou à toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi. Nous encourageons les personnes qui ne répondent pas à tous les critères à poser leur candidature. Des mesures d’adaptation raisonnables sont offertes au besoin — communiquez avec votre recruteur ou écrivez à CAECarrieres‑[email protected] .
Déclaration de confidentialité
Nous utilisons parfois des outils appuyés par l’IA pour soutenir l’évaluation des candidatures, tout en gardant une prise de décision entièrement humaine. CAE remercie tous les candidats de leur intérêt. Toutefois, seules les personnes dont le profil et l’expérience répondent aux exigences du poste seront contactées.
