Flight Test Engineer Instructor

1 month ago

Amesbury, United Kingdom QinetiQ Full time

At QinetiQ, we are committed to leading the field in aviation innovation We are excited to announce an exceptional opportunity for an experienced and qualified Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineer to join our ETPS team of instructors training aircraft testers at MOD Boscombe Down.

You will be part of a unique operational site that features the longest military runway in the UK, alongside other state-of-the-art facilities, such as The Night Vision test house, the environmental hangar and the UAS test hangar. This is not just a workplace; it’s a hub of innovation where you will collaborate with a highly experienced team of flight test instructors.

What you’ll be doing as a Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineer

As a Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineer, you will harness your expertise to deliver high quality instruction on a wide range of topics to aspiring flight test professionals.

Your instruction and teaching abilities will be crucial in ensuring that we continue to deliver world class training to a wide range of students from around the world, while also contributing to a culture of collaboration and innovation within the team of highly qualified Flight Test Engineer Instructors (FTEIs), Test Pilot instructors (TPIs), and Theoretical Knowledge Instructors (TKIs).

You will have the opportunity to deliver and develop a range of long course and short course ground instruction and some in-flight instructional delivery to both Test Pilot and Flight Test Engineer students. You will be assessing and grading ETPS student flying and technical reports as well as mentoring and providing constructive debriefing / feedback, thereby supporting and enhancing flight safety and student learning. You will play a leading role in the continuing high standards of aviation safety inherent in ETPS and QinetiQ Civil Flying Organisation (QCFO) flying operations.

There may be the opportunity to be involved with other test activity e.g. within the QinetiQ’s Flight Test Organisation (QFTO) contributing to developing solutions that enhance the operational effectiveness of the UK’s defence capabilities.

You will have a willingness to travel in both the UK and overseas to participate in course activities as required.

What we are looking for in a Fixed Wing Test Engineer

You have an Engineering or Science degree coupled with at least 3 years actively working as a LFTE or equivalent on a range of significant modern fixed wing flight test programmes or you are a Graduate Fixed Wing Flight Test Engineer from one of the 4 UK MoD-recognised Test Pilot Schools (ETPS, USNTPS, USAFTPS or EPNER) or equivalent standard thereof. Broad and extensive experience within the flight test community and have experience of using synthetics and simulation in flight test programmes. You will have the ability to teach on the ground and instruct in the air. (FTEIs teach alongside TPIs in some airborne demo sorties) and poses the ability to clarify subject material that is inherently complex so that students of all nationalities can understand and then apply the associated principles. You will have a sound knowledge of aircraft performance, systems, stability & control and their testing together with skilled use of typical software for the analysis and reporting of data in the flight test environment. Experience of the UK MoD’s Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).

What we can offer you

When you join QinetiQ, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

Generous holiday allowance. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance. Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more. Our annual leave benefit allows most employees to buy up to five days of additional leave. We proudly support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and the local community.

Security

Many of our roles at QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. Many roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which means factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may impact your role.

Reasonable adjustments

If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our recruiter confidentially to discuss the available options.

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