Flight Simulator Engineering Supervisor

Job Title: Flight Simulator Engineering Supervisor

Department: Air Group/Flight Operations/Flight Simulator – Louisville KY 40213
                           
Days:  Sunday - Saturday (rotational, on call)    Hours: 3 Shifts:  06:00-14:00; 14:00-24:00; 22:00-08:00 (4 x 10)         
                                                                                   

Job Description:  
The Flight Simulator Engineering Supervisor ensures the maintenance, approval, and qualification of the flight simulators and training devices in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines.  Responsible for making recommendations to Flight Training for training equipment acquisition, upgrades, and enhancements. This position supervises Flight Simulator Technicians and utility.  The supervisor is responsible for providing direction, development, and guidance.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinates EOs and monitors Simulator Regulatory Compliance.
• Coordinates Simulator Evaluation and Testing Device upgrades.
• Coordinates Simulator Services and Flight Training Customer Service.
• Supervises and develops others.
• Supervises Simulator and Training device maintenance.  

Required Skills:  

• 5 years Flight Simulator Maintenance experience or Electrical Engineering Degree.
• Experience with supervising and developing people.

Preferred Skills:  

• 1 year Simulator Maintenance experience. 
• Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines

Interpersonal Skills: 
This position requires excellent decision-making abilities, effective reasoning and conflict resolution skills.  Ability to clearly communicate complex issues in a concise manner both written and verbal.  Work well in a team environment with a variety of people. Must be able to prioritize workload to meet time sensitive deadlines. Must be able to provide leadership and direction to a labor workforce to maximize productivity and ensuring necessary resources are available.

UPS is an equal opportunity employer. UPS does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law