Director, Visual Systems

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Director of Defense Visuals is responsible for defining, developing, executing, and updating the company’s strategy pertaining to visual systems, sensors, and display technologies across all variations of simulation and training systems. The Director is expected to lead cross-functional engineering, product, and program teams to deliver world-class immersive environments supporting defense, aerospace, and mission readiness objectives. Moreover, the Director ensures visual system architectures align with corporate growth strategies, customer requirements, and evolving technological landscapes.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for all visual system programs, technologies, and architectures supporting simulation and training environments.
• Lead planning, design, integration, and sustainment of visual display systems, image generation technologies, sensor fusion, and correlated environmental databases.
• Define and manage the visual systems technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, customer missions as well as DoD and industry standards.
• Serve as the executive technical interface with defense customers, OEM partners, and program offices to translate mission requirements into advanced visual system capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Business Development, and Capture teams to define discriminating visual solutions that strengthen proposals and contract execution.
• Oversee vendor relationships, technology evaluations, and make-buy decisions for visual components including projectors, image generators, collimated displays, dome systems, and immersive XR / AR / MR solutions.
• Provide technical oversight to ensure performance, interoperability, and cybersecurity compliance of all visual subsystems.
• Represent the company as a thought leader at key simulation and training industry forums, defense technology panels, and customer demonstrations.
• Drive continuous innovation through partnerships with suppliers, academia, and R&D organizations to maintain technology leadership in visual simulation fidelity and performance.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team of engineers, architects, and project leaders.
• Oversee capital planning, resourcing, and budgeting for visual systems development and sustainment activities.
• Support strategic pursuits and business growth initiatives, including customer engagement, proposal content, and executive briefings.

Minimum Education

Minimum Experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the teammate is regularly required to sit, use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The teammate must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. The teammate must have close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Vet / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Cybersecurity Notice : All official recruiting communication from FlightSafety International will come from an @flightsafety.com email address.  FlightSafety International will never ask for personal or financial information through social media or third-party email providers.