Jobs at Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Duty Manager Simulator Ops is responsible for executing on the strategy for flight simulator operations at Alaska Airlines. As a people leader, this role leads and establishes priorities for the team to improve and enhance communications continuity within the department by clearly targeting day-to-day operational issues and resolving simulator discrepancies and compliancy requirements.

Key Duties

• Leads team and establishes priorities of a group of simulator engineers and technicians to improve and enhance communications continuity within the department by clearly targeting day-to-day operational issues and resolving simulator discrepancies and compliancy requirements in a prompt and safe manner.

• Executes on strategy for slight simulator operations at Alaska Airlines.

• Responsible for ensuring projects and updates are compliant with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, airframe manufacturer, flight simulator manufacturer guidelines and company policies.

• Makes decisions and manages projects related to department initiatives, ensuring projects are on track and updates are communicated to engineers and technical staff.

• Reviews and prioritizes work actions in a dynamic manner to evaluate and mitigate potential problems and resolve technical issues.

• Responsible for monitoring, preparing and communicating multiple reports and technical issues across shifts to other simulator team members and management for the safety of the operation.

• Develops people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback, focusing on delegation for stretch assignments, growing and developing the team for capacity and growth, looking at performance across the team, and time management.

• Shapes culture of team through action, presence and reinforcement of behaviors.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 5 years of experience in simulator engineering or related area.

• 2 years of leadership experience.

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in electrical or avionics engineering or related field, or an additional two years of training/experience in lieu of this degree.

• High performance orientation, with the ability to work well under pressure, prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and maintain flexibility.

• Strong ability to rapidly understand and organize complexity and to come up to speed quickly on the use of complex systems and processes.

• Exceptional integrity, with impeccable ethics in safety and compliance.

• Excellent communication (e.g., verbal, written, and listening) and leadership skills.

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Minimum age of 18.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Salary Range

$133,100 - $199,650 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

• Generous 401k match program

• Quarterly and annual bonus plans

• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition Type Management
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 6/3/2025
Location Honolulu
Regulatory Information Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement It is the policy of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
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Job Locations USA-HI-Honolulu
Requisition ID 2025-14544
Category Corporate & Operations