AVIATION SIM ENGINEERS
Next-Generation Mixed Reality Flight Simulators

VNE Aviation — Leeds Bradford Airport (On-Site & Remote Roles Available)

Build the next generation of pilot training.

We’re building the next generation of mixed reality flight simulators for General Aviation training — combining:

• Real cockpits
• Virtual environments
• Motion systems
• Deeply integrated simulation software

To create training environments where:

• The boundary between real aircraft and simulation disappears
• Pilots can train in any scenario, instantly
• Learning is faster, safer, and significantly more effective

This is not about improving simulators.
This is about redefining how pilots are trained.

The Role

You’ll be part of a small, high-performance team building advanced simulators from the ground up.

This is hands-on, experimental, and constantly evolving.

In a single week you might:

• Build and refine mixed reality cockpit environments
• Integrate real controls and avionics into simulation platforms
• Develop or tune flight models (fixed wing & helicopter)
• Design and fabricate panels via CAD → CNC / 3D print
• Wire and integrate switches, sensors, and control systems
• Work with motion platforms and feedback systems
• Blend physical and digital systems into a single experience
• Debug complex hardware/software interactions
• Test ideas that shouldn’t work (but might)

What Makes This Different

You’re not simulating flying.

You’re building systems where:

• A pilot sits in a physical cockpit
• Interacts with real controls
• While the world around them can change instantly

Weather. Failures. Environments. Scenarios.

All controllable. All repeatable.
All designed to make better pilots.

R&D — Properly Done

We’re not building to a fixed spec.

We’re exploring what’s possible.

You’ll have:

• A serious R&D budget
• Freedom to experiment
• Permission to fail (and learn fast)
• The expectation that you push boundaries

If something looks interesting → we test it.
If it works → we scale it.
If it doesn’t → we understand why.

What You Might Already Be Doing

You don’t need a perfect CV.

But you probably recognise yourself in this:

• Modding X-Plane / MSFS
• Building a home cockpit
• Using Arduino / Leo Bodnar / custom IO
• Designing in CAD (Fusion 360 etc.)
• 3D printing and iterating
• Wiring switches “just to see if it works”
• Experimenting with avionics or flight models
• Going deep down simulation / aviation rabbit holes

Areas You Could Work In

Software (Remote or On-Site)

• Flight model development (fixed wing & helicopter)
• Simulation systems & plugins (X-Plane 12)
• Mixed reality environment integration
• Avionics & systems modelling
• Scenario & failure design
• Scenery development
• Data & telemetry systems

Hardware / Mechanical (On-Site)

• Cockpit & panel design (CAD → CNC)
• Electronics & IO systems
• Motion platform integration
• Physical simulator builds

Location

On-Site: Leeds Bradford Airport
Work alongside real aircraft and training operations

Remote:
Available for software-focused roles only, including:

• Flight modelling
• Simulation systems
• Mixed reality environments
• Scenery development

What We Actually Care About

• Relentless curiosity
• Builder mindset
• Obsession with detail
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Speed of learning

We don’t care about:

• Formal qualifications
• Perfect CVs

The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here

You:

• Stay up too late trying to get something working
• Prefer building over talking
• Learn faster than most
• Care about aviation (even if you’re not a pilot yet)
• Want to build something from the ground up

This Probably Isn’t For You If

• You want a tightly defined role
• You need constant direction
• You’re not genuinely interested in aviation
• You prefer theory over building

Apply

Send us:

• What you’ve built or experimented with
• Links, photos, GitHub — anything relevant

[email protected]
www.vneaviation.uk

Final Note

We don’t expect you to know everything.
We do expect you to figure things out.