Field Engineer

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll bring innovation to life, transforming visionary designs into world-class training solutions. You’ll play a key role in assembling, refining, and delivering products that support aviation and defence missions worldwide. Every detail you shape contributes to safety, precision, and performance.

                                                                                                         

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.  

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.  

 

What We Have to Offer:  

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance  

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe  

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions  

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!  

 

Summary   

Perform a variety of duties on integrated multi-computer systems, video generation and display systems, complex digital interfaces, high density cable/plug repair, software maintenance, and comprehensive troubleshooting and repair of general training device peripheral systems, in support of a F16 Flight Simulators located at Edwards AFB, CA to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  Position requires a TOP SECRET Clearance that is currently in-scope or under continuous evaluation.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Perform a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, or optical areas in support of F16 Flight Simulators Devices (ATD) located at Edwards AFB, CA. 

• Calibrate, install, maintain, repair, and test flight simulators, and other support equipment.   

• Install changes and updates to simulators and support equipment as required.   

• Perform required readiness checks on flight simulation equipment and instruments.   

• Conduct and document preventative maintenance checks required for simulator and support equipment.   

• Troubleshoot, repair, and document malfunctions of simulators and support equipment.   

• Remove and replace faulty equipment and complete maintenance data collection records.   

• Assist with installation and check-out of simulator and support equipment modifications.   

• Assist with general field site facility activities as required.   

• Work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions.   

• Apply comprehensive knowledge to solve complex problems by interpreting manufacturers' manuals or similar documents.   

• Perform other related duties as required by a CLS Technical Representative.   

 

Qualifications and Education Requirements   

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred in the electronics field or a two-year electronic technician resident course at an accredited technical institute and/or 4 years of military technical training and equivalent electronics maintenance experience on equipment of similar complexity.   

• Minimum 2 to 5 years of relevant experience.   

 

Security Responsibilities   

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in an