Job
Title: Contract
Instructor Pilot (CIP)
Lead
Location: RAF Marham /
On-site.
Salary:
Competitive
What you’ll be doing:
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
teams 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) Your skills and
experiences:
Essential:
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)
Benefits:
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.
The BAE Systems UKF-35
Sustainment
Team:
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.
Why BAE
Systems?
This is a place
where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of
an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and
merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We
welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from
sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within
our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with
disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that
our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have
a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an
anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain
assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential
reasonable
adjustments.
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
Closing
Date: 31st August 2025 We reserve the
right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient
applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please
submit your application as early as
possible. #LI-AP1
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