Do you know what the job of a simulator support officer in air traffic control does?????
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just awarded a contract to Adacel Systems, Incorporated for 24 air traffic control tower simulators. The press release is listed below and contains images of the simulator. These simulators use computer generated images on wrap around screens to offer initial and refresher training to controllers. The simulator also uses speech recognition software to manipulate the images on the screen as instructed by the controllers. From experience with much older simulators, there are always bugs to be worked out. Planes flying backwards or vehicles becoming airborne instantly break the spell of realism. If this is an engineering position, I would guess you would be the person fixing these issues and working on the next generation of simulators. The job title, “simulator support officer”, suggests a position of overseeing the team of engineers, technicians and possibly a controller or two to ensure the product exceeds stated expectations. Sounds like a
