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Senior Simulator Maintenance Engineer, Crawley
Client:
L3Harris Technologies
Location:
Crawley (West Sussex), UK
Job Category:
-
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
62c15ac23112
Job Views:
27
Posted:
21.03.2025
Expiry Date:
05.05.2025
Job Description:
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.
Job Title: Senior Simulator Maintenance Technician
Hours: Full time shift work (shift pattern: 12-hour shifts – 4 nights on, 4 off)
Job ID – 14431
About the role
* Lead the team responsible for the maintenance and support of our Full Flight Simulators and lower-level training devices.
* Act as a point of contact to the customer for both technical and logistics issues.
* Manage the team workload and future planning.
* Undertake all duties as a member of the maintenance team providing a turnkey service.
* Perform any tasks related to maintaining the Authority qualifications as a Device coordinator.
Responsibilities will include
* This role requires a considerable amount of Customer contact as well as interfacing to the relevant Training Services teams.
* Be main point of contact for customers with technical or logistical issues.
* Lead the Maintenance team with workload planning and prioritization. Ensuring all tasks are completed on time across the devices.
* Provide ‘advice and assistance’ to other depts. and management with regards to maintenance and required support to ensure maximum available training time is achieved.
* Troubleshooting and resolution of faults in tight time scales.
* Perform / support scheduled simulator maintenance routines.
* Investigation and repair of ongoing simulator issues.
* Simulator set up and pre-flight checks.
* Assistance with annual re-certification activities and follow up reporting.
* Perform functions relative to maintaining Aircraft and Simulator software.
* Maintenance of the Simulator Software Configuration Management System.
* Interface with in-house design and test departments to investigate outstanding defects and future product improvements.
* Implementing and testing of software changes and building of new software loads.
* Spares management. Ordering replacement spares and tracking repairs.
* Actively monitor and record Usage, Reliability and Maintainability of the training devices and assist with monthly reporting of the FSTD’s via Electronic Maintenance and reporting software.
* Coaching of less experienced staff members.
* Provide safety briefings to new instructors.
* Fly simulators for testing / approved visits and demonstrations.
What you’ll bring
* Educated to a minimum BTEC/HTQ, HND/HNC level or equivalent relevant qualification /experience.
* Proven electrical, electronic and mechanical theoretical knowledge supplemented with practical experience.
* Develop or possess knowledge aircraft systems and ability to interpret aircraft, engineering, and electronic diagrams.
* Able to navigate aircraft manuals and documentation.
* Previous FSTD experience.
* Flexibility and ability to think out of the box.
* Act on own initiative.
* IT Literate with MS Office.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Please note: Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.
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