Flight Test Engineer Instructor - Fixed Wing

Boscombe, England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

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

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

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.

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 competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.