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Permanent

Lead Service Engineer (Flight Simulators / Ex Forces)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
Burgess Hill
money-bag £50000 - £60000/annum
Posted: 16 September 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 16 October 2026
Ref: 225613048

Lead Service Engineer (Flight Simulators / Ex Forces)

Burgess Hill

-50,000 - -60,000 + 4 on 4 off + Training + Progression + Benefits

Are you a Lead Service Engineer or similar, with prior experience working on both Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems, looking to join a leading aerospace business, taking on a highly autonomous role, heading up a small team as the technical expert?

Are you looking to join a highly reputable company, offering a family-feel environment, providing progression and development opportunities into senior management roles, alongside impressive inhouse training from industry experts on simulator systems and controls?

In this role, you will be responsible for planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and systems, diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing system faults. You will also run and check qualification test guide schedules alongside working with risk assessments, method statements, COSHH and Lockout/Tagout procedures. Finally, you will assist in training junior technicians.

With over 20 years of history behind them, this fast-growing business aim to continue making a name for themselves in the aviation sector, already recognised as industry leaders within pilot training.

This role would suit a Lead Service Engineer and/or an Ex-Forces Leaver or similar, with prior experience working on hydraulics and/or pneumatics systems, looking to further their career and become a technical experts on flight simulators.

The Role:

  • Planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on simulators and systems
  • Diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing system faults
  • Run and check qualification test guide schedules
  • Assist in training junior technicians

The Person:

  • Lead Service Engineer or similar
  • Prior experience working with hydraulics/pneumatics/automated systems

Reference: BBBH27174

Aviation, Aerospace, Simulator, Engineer, Lead, Technician, Service, Maintenance, Diagnostics, Controls, Hydraulics, Automation, Burgess Hill, Reading, England

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