Job Title: Contract Instructor Pilot (CIP) Lead Location: RAF Marham / On-site. Salary: Competitive What youll be doing: Your main responsibilities will involve: * 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.