Lead Flight Instructor

**Job Title**: Lead Flight Instructor - Chief Fixed - Wing Flying Instructor & Crew Lead for QinetiQ’s ETPS (Empire Test Pilot School) and Approved Training Organisation (ATO)

**Location**: MoD Bosombe Down, Salisbury + Adaptive Working Arrangements

**Package**: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

**Role Type**: Full time / Permanent

**Role ID**: SF16599

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Lead Flight Instructor at our MoD Bosombe Down, Salisbury site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge aviation platforms and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The role

As a Lead Flight Instructor, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career within a role that is out of the ordinary, acting as Chief Fixed - Wing Flying Instructor & Crew Lead for the next cohort of QinetiQ’s Empire Test Pilot School (ETPS) & Approved Training Organisation (ATO).

Day-to-day, you’ll lead as the head of our ETPS & ATO training course for instructional standards; providing high - level mentorship and guidance across the bespoke QinetiQ training requirements.

You’ll have creative control to deliver and modernise the ETPS ATO course syllabus, challenging cohorts and acting as Head of training for instructional standards

You’ll lead in continuous improvement in an incredibly dynamic environment that encourages development

You’ll get your teeth stuck into all aspects of simulation training, supervising instructors, challenging and supporting the ETPS cohort in all areas of student mentorship

You’ll work with the QCFO management to allocate the fixed - wing aircrew for a range of tasks internally and externally

You’ll have ownership of the course, providing remedial training packages, manage student progress and mentor flight safety.

Full - time, permanent opportunity working on the MoD Boscombe Down site with adaptive working arrangements

Essential experience of the Lead Flight Instructor

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Proven relevant teaching experience

Knowledge & experience of civilian flight test and training requirements

Experience piloting fixed-wing aircraft

Demonstrated flight Instructor for either civilian or military fixed - wing aircraft (military qualified flight instructor experience highly desirable)

Demonstrated leadership & stakeholder engagement

Qualifications for the Lead Flight Instructor

Part FCL Commercial Pilot’s Licence (CPL)

Cat 1 Flight Test Rating and Flight test Instructor Certificate

CAA Class One Medical

Relevant engineering or science degree

Instrument Rating (IR)

Proven knowledge & ability to implement QCFO flight safety

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Our Benefits

Adaptive and flexible working

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

**Employee discount portal**: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.

Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.

Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive a highly competiti