Role and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team of professionals involved in providing CH147F helicopter training in the DND Training Centre at CFB Petawawa. In this role, the Simulator Technician will be expected to perform complex but standard technical tasks including preventative and corrective maintenance work in office, on site, and in the field and may execute some design work.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Prepares training devices for daily operation

• Perform preventive maintenance tasks on the simulators and associated simulator systems

• Assist in diagnosing and correcting problems on the simulators and associated simulator systems

• Diagnose and correct routine problems on the simulators and associated simulator systems

• Utilize maintenance management system to record and track maintenance activities

• Train technicians in basic skills

• Perform pre-flight and post flight on all simulators

• Perform visual alignments

• Run and evaluate Qualification Test Guide (QTG) results

• Assist with refurbishment and hardware modifications

• Provide customer service support and address customer needs in a timely manner

• Perform logistics duties, including parts received, repair, and testing/ validation

Qualifications:

• 2-year technical post-secondary education or equivalent related training

• On-aircraft or simulator experience considered an asset

• Computer skills considered an asset

• Proficiency in using all types of test equipment’s

• Ability to assist with projects such as refurbishments and other hardware modifications

• Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and suite

• Physically able to perform manual labour tasks and able to work in confined spaces

• Be able to hold a Canadian Security Clearance & Controlled Good Clearance

• Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident or with a valid Work Permit

Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.