Flight Simulation Engineer

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Daytona Beach, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Flight Simulation Engineer provides engineering expertise, leadership, and technical support to maintain the performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance of Embry-Riddle’s Flight Simulation and Training Device (FSTD), Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD), Immersive Training Device (ITD), and Extended Reality (XR) training and research fleet at the Daytona Beach Campus. The role supports high-fidelity simulation environments for pilot training, academic instruction, and research, with a strong emphasis on Level D Full Flight Simulators—particularly legacy Flight Safety International (FSI) systems equipped with hydraulic control loading and motion.

The engineer oversees the installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of flight simulation systems and associated network infrastructure. This includes resolving hardware, software, avionics, visual, motion, and networking issues; performing repairs and modifications; implementing software updates; and ensuring compliance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements and university operational standards. The role also supports the Distributed Interactive Simulation network and simulator acquisition, relocation, and integration projects.

The position provides mentoring, training, tasking, and technical guidance to full-time, part-time, and student technical staff. It assists with workforce development, recruitment, scheduling, performance support, and knowledge transfer. The engineer contributes to Embry-Riddle’s FAA-approved Simulator Quality Management System, supports revision control of simulator software and scenery databases, manages network infrastructure improvements, evaluates emerging simulation technologies, and develops tools and utilities to improve fleet performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness. The role works collaboratively with faculty, flight instructors, students, regulatory agencies, vendors, and university stakeholders, with a commitment to safety, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Embry-Riddle is an aviation and aerospace university with residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as Worldwide locations and online programs. The university describes its work as contributing to innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and next-generation engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Information Technology, Software Engineering Technology, Network Systems Technology, Avionics Technology, or a closely related field.
• At least three years of experience supporting Level D Full Flight Simulators, with strong emphasis on legacy Flight Safety International (FSI) systems equipped with hydraulic control loading and motion.
• At least three years of experience supporting integrated Flight Simulation and Training Devices (FSTDs).
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and maintaining complex simulation, networking, avionics, computer, and software systems.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure, TCP/IP environments, client/server systems, Windows operating systems, and associated technologies.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to mentor, train, and support technical personnel in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, vendors, and regulatory agencies.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered, including an associate degree in a related technical discipline combined with significant OEM-specific flight simulator technical support experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with simulator maintenance, calibration, testing, configuration management, and regulatory compliance.
• Private Pilot Certificate and/or General Radiotelephone Operator License.

Responsibilities

• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of the flight simulation and training device fleet and associated network infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, avionics, visual, motion, and networking issues; perform repairs and modifications and implement software updates.
• Ensure simulator compliance with FAA requirements and university operational standards.
• Support the Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) network.
• Contribute to simulator acquisition, relocation, and integration projects.
• Mentor, train, task, and provide technical guidance to full-time, part-time, and student technical staff.
• Assist with workforce development, recruitment, scheduling, performance support, and knowledge transfer.
• Contribute to the FAA-approved Simulator Quality Management System (S-QMS).
• Support revision control of simulator software and scenery databases.
• Manage network infrastructure improvements.
• Evaluate emerging simulation technologies and develop tools and utilities to improve fleet performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with faculty, flight instructors, students, regulatory agencies, vendors, and university stakeholders.

Benefits

• Up to 18 days of paid leave in the first year, including three days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year.
• Nine or more paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
• 100% tuition coverage for the employee for one undergraduate and one graduate degree.
• Discounted tuition rates for a spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Employer retirement contribution of 6% of base salary and a 4% matching contribution, with no vesting period.
• Personal leave of 15 days for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in the first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level