Aircraft Maintenance D - Flight Simulator Maintenance Technician
Listed on 2026-07-01
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IT/Tech
IT Support, Systems Engineer, Technical Support
Flight Simulator Maintenance Technician
L3
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Job Location:
Oklahoma City, OK (Onsite)
Job Schedule:
5/8
The ATD Technician performs a variety of duties to provide technical support for OA-1K Aircrew Training Devices (ATDs), including Weapon System Trainers (WSTs), Mission Systems Desktop Trainers (MSDTs), and associated training system equipment at the customer site. This position is focused on maintenance and support for ATD operations and serves as the primary hands-on technician for routine maintenance, troubleshooting, inspection, corrective actions, and return-to-service support for training devices.
The ATD Technician works closely with console operators, instructors, site leadership, and the Training Systems Support Center (TSSC) to maintain device readiness, coordinate configuration changes, and restore training systems to operational status. This role directly supports the contractor requirement to maintain the OA-1K training device availability rate based on equipment essentiality.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
- Possesses in-depth knowledge and skill in the repair, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting of training devices, simulator systems, electronic equipment, and mission-system interfaces.
- Performs maintenance and support for ATD operations, including routine maintenance, inspections, fault isolation, corrective actions, and troubleshooting.
- Maintains, repairs, tests, configures, and/or calibrates various types of simulator, computer, network, and electronic equipment supporting training device operations.
- Applies technical knowledge of electronic principles and troubleshooting techniques to determine system malfunctions and restore training devices to full operational status.
- Performs work in accordance with technical manuals, schematics, engineering drawings, software/configuration instructions, and written/verbal guidance.
- Supports WST and MSDT configurations that replicate OA-1K aircrew stations and mission-system functionality for both pilot and Combat Systems Officer positions.
- Supports training devices incorporating representative OA-1K mission systems and interfaces, including Harvester, Garmin G3000 and Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), Moog Stores Management System, WESCAM MX-15 and MX-20 sensor pods, radios, cockpit displays, Garmin primary flight display, touchscreen controllers, HOTAS controls, side-stick controller, and keyboard interfaces.
- Monitors, documents, and supports corrective actions affecting training device uptime and downtime in accordance with the training device availability rate.
- Supports training device startup, shutdown, system checkout, event setup/reset, and return-to-service activities as required.
- Coordinates with the TSSC and supporting systems, software/cyber, and configuration engineers for escalated discrepancies, updates, and concurrent changes.
- Maintains maintenance documentation, discrepancy logs, shift turnover notes, readiness records, and related support documentation using required forms and systems.
- Maintains hand tools, test equipment, and special tools in a safe and serviceable condition and follows tool accountability procedures.
- Practices good housekeeping, equipment accountability, FOD awareness/prevention, and safety at all times.
- Assists in training newly assigned personnel as required.
- Complies with established policies, procedures, cybersecurity requirements,…
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