Simulator Maintenance Technician

About Us

ATP is the nation's largest flight school, providing students with the most efficient path to a successful airline pilot career. For over 40 years, ATP has been the leader in professional flight training and supplying pilots to regional and major airlines.

The Role:

The ATP Simulator Maintenance Technician maintains, repairs, and supports flight simulators, simulator training equipment, and training center IT infrastructure. The Simulator Maintenance Technician performs preventive and corrective maintenance, including troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to ensure maximum availability and reliability for flight simulator training events.

Responsibilities:

• Perform pre-session and/or post-session simulator inspections, configuration checks, and readiness verification to ensure simulator availability for scheduled training events.
• Conduct preventive maintenance per manufacturer and/or company specified schedules. 
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance on simulator hardware (visual systems, motion platforms if applicable, controls, computers, networks), software (simulation models, instructor operating stations), avionics interfaces, and related subsystems.
• Maintain, calibrate, and repair avionics lab equipment, including navigation/communication simulators, instrument panels, avionics test benches, and integrated training aids.
• Support training center IT equipment: servers, networking gear, workstations, VILT virtual training classrooms, learning management systems (LMS), audio/video systems for debriefs, and cybersecurity measures for simulation environments.
• Document all maintenance actions, discrepancies, and resolutions in accordance with established recordkeeping processes.
• Assist with FAA evaluations, recurrent qualifications, special emphasis inspections, and company-conducted performance checks; prepare devices and provide technical support during on-site FAA assessments, as assigned.
• Report and track open maintenance discrepancies; coordinate with the Simulator Maintenance Coordinator on maintenance repairs and status updates.
• Implement software patches, hardware upgrades, and modifications.
• Collaborate with the Simulator Maintenance Coordinator, instructors, scheduling, and operations staff to minimize downtime and resolve training-impacting issues promptly.
• Participate in root cause analysis for recurring faults, safety investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to safety protocols and procedures in simulator bays and avionics labs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Degree or technical certification in aviation maintenance, avionics, electronics, computer science, IT, or related field (or equivalent military experience).
• Prior experience in supporting flight training operations that utilize flight simulators.
• Familiarity with flight simulator manufacturers (e.g., CAE, FlightSafety, Frasca, TRU Simulation).
• Knowledge of flight simulator visual systems (e.g., projectors, collimated displays), motion cueing, or control loading systems.
• Experience supporting regulatory simulator evaluations.
• Background in IT infrastructure supporting flight training.

Benefits:

ATP offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including:

• Starting pay commensurate with experience
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Medical coverage (Starting day one!)
• Dental/Vision/Life Insurance (Starting day one!)
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Enrollment (100% Vested with no employer contributions)
• 8 Paid Holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
• 13 Paid Time Off Days per Year (PTO is earned on an accrual-basis)

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to talk, hear, see, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

ATP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.