Contract Instructor Pilot

Responsibilities Responsible for the line management, development and behaviours of a team of aircrew instructors and facilitators. Delivery of F‑35 pilot ground school in accordance with BAE Systems and MOD regulatory frameworks, including the contractual obligation to update, maintain and deliver the course content, including all visual aids, classroom lectures, and synthetic training scenarios. Continuous development of emergent technologies to provide a fully immersive training environment for the Simulator Programme at RAF Marham. This includes transition into operational training and includes the safety‑critical zero live hours to solo element for the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), as well as Currency and Mission Training capability for the wider Lightning Force. Accountable for the training governance of all instructors, including the amendment of the ATO. The incumbent will be required to follow DSAT and MASED 95 processes for extant and future instructor qualifications. Maintains oversight and delivery of Student Pilot Conversion training. The job holder will be expected to deliver ground school lectures and core simulator instruction as a fully contributory member of the instructional team. Maintains Technical Authority for delivery of aircrew ground school and synthetic Lightning training. Responsible for the financial aspects of the team including utilisation, over time, travel and absence management. Ensuring the team’s adherence to the organisations SHE standards; and ensuring actions to address SHE issues are prioritised and resourced appropriately. More detailed responsibilities are captured within the Company Health & Safety Policy (759/OF/016) and the Company Environmental Policy (759/OF/029). An exciting and rewarding opportunity has a arisen for a Contract Instructor Pilot (CIP) Lead within the National Support Solution delivered by BAE Systems UK F‑35 Sustainment Team, based a RAF Marham. The CIP Lead will ensure the Lightning Force demand for trained aircrew is met in full, this includes generating the specified CIP numbers at the requisite capability which is directly linked to KPI achievement. The output will be achieved by the CIP Lead influencing the design of the syllabus and training events as well as personally delivering training and tasking a team of 9 CIPs from BAES. This role will be the primary interface with Squadron Leadership and Force Leadership in respect of pilot training, ensuring the service is delivered to plan and the experience provided exceeds expectations. The CIP Lead will be representing UK F‑35 Sustainment at F‑35 Program Working Groups and BAE Systems Flight Ops Functional Meetings based on their leadership role at Marham. This position will also act as the BAE Systems Pilot Subject Matter Expert for F‑35 Lightning II, interfacing with the wider US Programmes, Training and Flight Operations Teams/Functions as required to enhance our customer offering and delivery. Qualifications Fast Jet aircrew instructional qualification and associated experience. An ability to establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with Customers and Stakeholders. Appreciation of current and future synthetic training requirements and programmes. Excellent communication, IT and presentation skills. Desirable Prior F‑35 Lightning Front Line Pilot; QFI or QWI. In‑depth knowledge of Lightning aircraft and Customer training structure and processes (DSAT). Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. #J-18808-Ljbffr