About This Role
Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking a PC-21 Contractor Instructor Pilot (Simulator) in East Sale, Victoria, supporting the AIR5428 Pilot Training System for Australian Defence customers. The role delivers ab initio pilot training through ground school, training-device instruction and student support, while contributing subject-matter expertise, courseware development and instructor-guide updates.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Carry out instructional duties supporting ab initio student training as a Contractor Instructor Pilot–Simulator.
- Apply PC-21 and military-pilot subject-matter expertise, together with advanced technical principles, techniques and theories, to training solutions and delivery.
- Assist students with questions and missions when not scheduled for formal academic instruction, aircrew training-device instruction or courseware development and revision.
- Conduct quality aircrew training against prescribed objectives and mission-guide requirements, and review flying literature, safety reports, Service publications and courseware currency.
Requirements
- Essential qualifications include prior Category C QFI, OFI or FCI experience, or an ADF-recognised equivalent, completion of an ADF Flying Instructor Course or recognised equivalent, and the ability to continue satisfying ADF Category C QFI requirements under the applicable Defence Orders, Instructions and Publications.
- The role requires extensive knowledge of pilot-training design and training-device operation, PC-21 pilot anthropometric compliance, and the ADF high-performance ejection-seat pilot medical criteria.
- Subject to Commonwealth approval, candidates unable to obtain medical clearance to fly may continue with SIMIP Learning Management Package events and be exempt from specified aircraft-currency items.
- Desirable qualifications include greater than 1,000 hours of QFI/OFI/FCI experience, 500 hours as a QFI on a turbo-prop tandem-seat trainer aircraft, military flying and instructional experience within the last five years, and baseline security clearance.
- Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain the required Australian Defence security clearance.