Simulator Engineer

at  Alaska Airlines

Company: Alaska Airlines The Team:
Our M&E team has earned the FAA’s prestigious Diamond Award for almost 20 consecutive years - the only major carrier to receive the award for as many years, and the most of any airline. From our parts warehouse to the maintenance hangar, our Ready, SAFE, Go mindset prioritizes safety in all that we do - for our guests and coworkers. If you share our values to safety and excellence, we want to hear from you.
Role Summary:

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Flight Simulator Engineer to join the team to provide support and expertise in Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs). This role supports the FSTDs, allowing Alaska Airlines to meet its current and future training objectives, and ensures their availability by applying engineering, experience, logic, reasoning, and ingenuity in a systematic effort to bring closure to complex technical issues.

• The Simulator Engineer (P2): is responsible for 24/7 Flight Simulator Training Device (FSTD) engineering coverage and resolves complex FSTD discrepancies through troubleshooting and repair utilizing fault-finding techniques. As an individual contributor, this role supports engineering activities for the FSTDs, allowing Alaska Airlines to meet its current and future training objectives.
• The Senior Flight Simulator Engineer (P3): is the subject matter expert in Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs). As an individual contributor, this role ensures their availability by applying engineering, experience, logic, reasoning, and ingenuity in a systematic effort to bring closure to complex technical issues. This Engineer also exercises considerable latitude and evaluates major updates to enhance and develop department technical infrastructure and capability and to overcome obsolescence issues.

Key Duties:

• The Simulator Engineer (P2): is responsible for 24/7 Flight Simulator Training Device (FSTD) engineering coverage and resolves complex FSTD discrepancies through troubleshooting and repair utilizing fault-finding techniques. As an individual contributor, this role supports engineering activities for the FSTDs, allowing Alaska Airlines to meet its current and future training objectives.
• The Senior Flight Simulator Engineer (P3): is the subject matter expert in Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs). As an individual contributor, this role ensures their availability by applying engineering, experience, logic, reasoning, and ingenuity in a systematic effort to bring closure to complex technical issues. This Engineer also exercises considerable latitude and evaluates major updates to enhance and develop department technical infrastructure and capability and to overcome obsolescence issues