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Overview

Entry Point North is one of the world’s leading ATS academies. We deliver ATS training and related services at our training centers, at client sites around the globe and online. Our HQ is based in Malmö, Sweden, with offices in Madrid, Budapest, Brussels, Shannon, Dublin and Copenhagen.

We are here to empower the people who safeguard our skies and are currently looking for Simulator Pilots to join us at Entry Point North in Shannon. Are you our new brave, responsible, innovative and open‑minded colleague?

Job description

As a Simulator Pilot, you will act as a pseudo pilot to our Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) students in training. Your main responsibility is to operate the desktop simulator with the clearances and instructions given by the ATCOs.

We provide facilities to ATCOs on behalf of our clients and deliver training to practice their skills in areas such as separation methods, training for new units, practicing responses to emergency situations and more. You will:

- Make initial inputs to the simulator
- Ensure that the simulated aircraft adhere to the controllers instructions and exercise objectives
- Make radio calls for aircraft

Training and hours

You will be given full training to provide the necessary skills for the job. The four‑week training period will start on November 10 and you need to be available for the full four weeks. Thereafter, it may be possible to combine this role with studies or another job.

This is an employment contract on a mutual agreement basis, meaning you will be offered hours when there is high demand for pilots. This also means that you may not be offered any hours for long periods of time. We will endeavour to provide a minimum of three weeks notice of where hours are available, but you may be offered hours at short notice where an operational need arises. Working shifts are Monday to Friday, usually from 09:30 to 17:30, but hours offered may not fall into a regular pattern or schedule. You may refuse hours when offered if they are unsuitable for you for any reason.

The salary will be €15.50 per hour. Employment will be subject to successfully passing the four weeks training period as well as Garda Vetting procedures.

Team and background

You will be part of a team of other Simulator Pilots and Simulator Specialists, and along with the other colleagues in Shannon you will work to ensure that we deliver quality high training to our students. We are looking for someone with:

- Ability to work well in a team environment and adapt to change
- Excellent communication skills in English (speaking and writing)
- Interest in aviation
- Permit to work in Ireland
- Good PC skills as the Air Traffic Control simulator uses a desktop PC

We are looking for an open‑minded colleague with a willingness to learn new things. Your positive approach and ability to collaborate with colleagues will be a success factor in this role. You have a high level of multitasking capability and adapt quickly to changes. You are ambitious and have a service‑minded attitude.

Minimum age to apply is 18 and you must have a permit to work in Ireland.

Our Offer

We offer a professional and international working environment with people from diverse backgrounds who collaborate to achieve results. We are ambitious with our business plans, take pride in our competent people and strive to engage employees, as reflected in our employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) of 51.

How to apply

If this interests you, please apply as soon as possible but no later than October 13.

Kindly note that you will not need to write a cover letter as part of your application; instead, we ask that you answer a few selected questions related to the role.

As part of our recruitment process, we use Alva Labs assessments to help us increase our hiring success by identifying candidates most likely to thrive in the role.

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