Unmanned Aircraft System

3 weeks ago

Crawley, United Kingdom Thales Full time

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

**UAS (Unmanned Air Systems)** **Pilot**

**West Wales Airport, Cardigan, Mid Wales**

**Travel & Subsistence provided, Relocation Support Available**

The Thales Flight Operations Organisation delivers Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Training flight operations of large complex Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) for UK MoD and other customers. Thales is continuing to expand its UAS capability, providing an exciting opportunity for another UAS Pilot to join the team. The new pilot will perform a central role within the organisation, conducting and supervising UAS flights. They will be capable (following a transitional period) of taking on a Contractor Flying Approved Organisation Scheme (CFAOS) Post Holder role, responsible for managing aspects of the flight operation to ensure the safe and regulatory compliant delivery of the programme.

Principal Relationships:

- Thales UAS Trials and Training Centre
- Head of UAS Trials and Training Centre
- Operations and Delivery Manager
- Head of Flying
- Flight Operations Post Holder
- Flight Line Manager

MAA-Approved Organisations
- Thales Accountable Manager (Military Flying)
- Thales Technical Director
- Thales Design Authority
- Thales Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) - MilCAM
- Approved Maintenance Organisation

External
- UK Defence Equipment & Support - RPAS Team
- Military Aviation Authority - CFAOS Team
- Civilian/Federal Aviation Authority - RPAS Team
- Customer Training Organisations
- RAF Central Flying School (CFS)

**Key Responsibilities and Tasks**:
As an active member of the Flight Operations Organisation, the UAS Pilot should be able to undertake the following tasks:

- Qualify as a Flight Coordinator, Flight Authoriser, UAV Commander (Aircraft Captain), T&E pilot, Aircrew Instructor (AI) (Highly Desirable only) and UAS Pilot/Payload Operator on Type
- Conduct Thales and MoD flight trials and training flights as a UAV Commander, UAS Pilot and UAS Payload Operator
- Lead flight planning, briefing and debriefing to deliver flight trials and training objectives.
- Conduct liaison with ATC, airfield representatives, Air Weapons Ranges, support facilities and external agencies
- Conduct duties required to actively support the Air Safety Management System
- Provide interpretation and implementation of aviation policy and regulations.
- Monitor flight operations compliance and conformance to regulatory requirements and internal flying orders.
- Manage flight operations qualifications, currencies and competencies.
- Maintain effective flight operations orders, processes and procedures.
- Manage and maintain flight-planning facilities.
- Foster an engaged Air Safety Culture.
- Other tasks as required to support the effective functioning and output delivery of the Flight Ops Organisation.

**Skills and experience required**
- Previous or existing qualification as a UK Military Pilot, Weapon Systems Officer, Navigator, Observer, RPAS pilot/operator, or;
- Existing UK Civilian Aviation Authority recognised powered fixed wing, rotary wing, or medium/large RPAS pilot licence
- Previous or existing Flight Authoriser/Supervisor
- T&E qualification and/or experience in Air T&E planning, execution and reporting within a flight trials environment
- >750 flight hours on manned aircraft, or;
- >500 hours UAS flight on medium/large UAS
- Flying supervision experience as a Flight Authoriser
- Experience conducting T&E flight operations within a flight trials environment

Desirable
- Flight Safety qualification
- Human Factors qualification
- Previous or existing CFS endorsed AI
- Human Factors instruction/facilitation
- Safety Management experience
- Flight instruction experience as an AI

**Security Clearance statement**

Due to the sensitive nature of much of the work, all applicants must be eligible for Security Clearance

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