Training System Specialist Pilot

CAE is seeking a Training System Specialist Pilot for its Training Centre Operations in Trenton, Canada. This role involves updating and maintaining courseware, and testing/validating simulator software configurations. The specialist will provide engineering support to software developers, develop training plans and scenarios, and ensure training solutions meet requirements. Key responsibilities include testing Synthetic Training Devices and managing simulator deficiencies, contributing to the readiness of Royal Canadian Air Force technicians.

Must Have

• Provide training task/teaching point linkage to device and courseware functional technical requirements
• Use aircraft documentation to provide engineering support to software developers
• Develop courseware support deliverables including training plans, CGF mission scenarios, and lesson plan scripts
• Provide day-to-day link with 426 Sqn Tactical Flight Instructors
• Plan, conduct, and monitor testing and inspection of Device Based Lessons (DBLs) and Computer Based Training (CBT) lessons
• Test Synthetic Training Devices to ensure design, customer training, and regulatory requirements are met
• Support customer acceptance and device qualification and testing activities
• Manage simulator deficiencies
• Previously trained CC130J Pilot
• Minimum 600 hours flying experience as an Aircraft Commander pilot in a CC130J/E/H aircraft
• Experience using Microsoft Office software (Outlook, MS Word, Power Point)
• Familiar with quality standards, training plans, and training media
• Eligibility to work in Canada (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or valid Work Permit)
• Capable of obtaining and maintaining Controlled Goods Clearance and Government of Canada security clearance

Good to Have

• CC130E/C130H Pilots experience
• Multi engine/glass cockpit experience

Perks & Benefits

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued
• Opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team
• Flexible schedules
• Attractive employee benefits

About This Role

All for being ready and resilient.

Training Centre Operations at CAE lies at the heart of our commitment to training excellence across Civil Aviation and Defense & Security. As part of this team, you’ll develop and provide training, continually enhance program quality, and ensure seamless operations and service excellence, empowering pilots, aircrew, and mission-critical teams to excel when it matters most. Behind the scenes, you play a vital role in equipping them with the skills and readiness they need to succeed—through every moment, milestone, and mission. With a team that values growth, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose, CAE offers a dynamic environment where your contributions to training create a lasting impact on the future of safety and readiness worldwide

Position Overview

Looking for a work environment where you can support the next generation of Royal Canadian Air Force technicians and collaborate with other technical experts? Want to join a worldclass company and industry leader and be proud to contribute to our projects and mission? Come join our team and share your passion with us! Reporting to the CAE CFO Manager Training Support Group and working in close collaboration with other Training System Specialists and DND (end-user), the TSS Pilot is responsible for the updating and maintenance of courseware and testing and validation of simulator software configurations.

*This position is an existing role*

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide training task/teaching point linkage to device and courseware functional technical requirements
• Use aircraft documentation to provide engineering support to software developers during project integration activities
• Develop courseware support deliverables to include training plans, CGF mission scenarios and lesson plan scripts
• Provide the day-to-day link with 426 Sqn Tactical Flight Instructors to achieve and maintain the training solution
• Plan, conduct and monitor the testing and inspection of Device Based Lessons (DBLs) and Computer Based Training (CBT) lessons
• Test Synthetic Training Devices, from Full Flight Simulators through Flight Training Devices to Computer Aided Training devices, to ensure the design, customer training and regulatory requirements are met
• Support customer acceptance and device qualification and testing activities
• Manage simulator deficiencies – identifying defects as early as possible during validation and acceptance activities

Desirable Skills

• Be a previously trained CC130J Pilot
• A minimum of 600 hours flying experience as a Aircraft Commander pilot in a CC130J/E/H aircraft, proof of hours in CF1281 Logbook is required
• CC130E/C130H Pilots will be considered based on experience levels.
• Multi engine/glass cockpit may also be considered
• Experience using Microsoft Office software, primarily Outlook, MS Word and Power Point
• Detail oriented with superior interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiar with quality standards, training plans, and training media used to ensure teaching points are met per Training Standards
• Eligibility to work in Canada either as a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident or with a valid Work Permit
• Capable of obtaining and maintaining both Controlled Goods. Clearance and a Government of Canada security clearance is required.

CAE offers:

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued
• The opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team
• Flexible schedules
• Attractive employee benefits

About CAE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.