Responsible for safely providing maintenance and repair to all WestJet Training Devices. A Simulator Technician ensures that all Training Devices meet or exceed Transport Canada qualification standards while maintaining a safe and clean working workplace.
Key Responsibilities
- Work effectively with strong communication and listening skills
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks and inspections on all Training Devices
- Responsible for problem solving, diagnosing, debugging and troubleshooting of both hardware and software problems on all Training Devices
- Monitor maintenance practices, procedures and open deficiencies to ensure timely resolutions
- Complete accurate and detailed recordings of issues and daily activities
- Identify, research and submit requests for required parts
- Complete daily operational testing of Training Devices
- Must be able to complete the WestJet Flight Simulator Apprenticeship program within the required time lines
- Develop strong, open and honest working relationships
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Experience & Qualifications
- Completion of a relevant technical post-secondary degree is a requirement
- Experience in simulator maintenance and repair or equivalent technical work experience is an asset
- CAE, Flight Safety and L3 experience is an asset
- Must possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Intermediate ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams
- Intermediate knowledge of computers, operating systems and software (Unix, AIX, CentOS, Windows XP, Windows 2000, MS Office)
- Basic knowledge of aircraft systems, avionics and theory of flight
- Basic knowledge of computer networking including Ethernet, 1394 (FireWire), USB, PCI busses, virtual LAN drives, DHCP, and terminal services
- Basic knowledge of visual projection systems
- Basic knowledge of hydraulic theory and systems
- Basic knowledge of mechanical and electro-mechanical theory
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- Must be able to work day and night shifts 24h/7d/365y
- Able to bend, kneel, crawl, stoop, and climb repetitively