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Working at Airbus

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Join Airbus as a Pilot Instructor / Examiner (TRI/TRE) in Blagnac (Toulouse), France. This permanent, full-time professional role involves conducting international flight and simulator training, line checking, and representing Airbus before operators and authorities.

Requirements

  • Hold a valid EASA ATPL Licence and EASA Medical Class 1.
  • Hold a valid EASA TRI on A320+A330/A350 LIFUS.
  • Minimum of 5,000 hours as pilot, 2,000 hours on jet large aircraft, 2,500 hours as Captain on Airbus aircraft, 500 hours instructor experience in FFS, and 500 hours as Captain conducting LIFUS/IOE.
  • Low visibility operations qualification and ETOPS qualification (or previously held).
  • Minimum English Language Proficiency Rating of 4 (fluent).
  • Evidence Based Training / Competences Based Training Assessment expertise required.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • EASA TRI/TRE qualifications: Conduct flight, simulator, and line training for international customers to ensure safe entry-into-service.
  • Instructor experience: Deliver initial type rating and line checking instruction drawing on extensive large aircraft captain hours.
  • Leadership and coordination: Act as Team leader during Initial Operating Experience and coordinate between Airbus teams and client airlines.
  • Project management: Work on training and flight ops support projects and office activities on demand.
  • Potential transition routes: Experienced airline Captains or Simulator Instructors from commercial carriers may bring strong flying and training backgrounds, alongside meeting EASA licensing and large aircraft hour requirements.

Job description

Job Description:

The Airbus Type Rating Instructor / Examiner (TRI/TRE) will belong to the Airbus Europe Training Centre (AETC) / Training department based in Blagnac (Toulouse) - Europe , and will conduct flight training and simulator training for various international customers. Commuting is not possible. Within this scope the (TRI/TRE) will represent Airbus in front of the operators, and in front of the Authorities.

The Airbus TRI-TRE will work with different teams across the world and will have opportunities to develop her/his expertise in various fields and roles, including management / project positions.

PREREQUISITES

• Hold an EASA ATPL Licence

• Hold a Valid EASA TRI on A320+A330/A350 LIFUS

• Hold a Valid EASA Medical Class 1

• Hold a minimum English Language Proficiency Rating of 4 Fluent in English

• Hold a Low visibility Operations qualification (at least 1 Autoland on Airbus Fly By Wire (FBW) aircraft as Captain)

• Hold or have held an ETOPS qualification

• Flight hours experience required:

• A minimum of 5 000 hours as Pilot

• A minimum of 2 000 hours on Jet Large aircraft

• A minimum of 2 500 hours as Captain on Airbus Aircraft

• A minimum of 500 hours instructor experience in FFS on large aircraft,

• A minimum of 500hrs experience as Captain assigned to conduct LIFUS/IOE.

• A significant part of the obtained instructor experience have to be initial type rating oriented

• Qualify (current) and experienced as Captain and TRI on A320 + A330 / A350

• TRE experience is a plus

• Significant Commercial Airline Experience

• Evidence base training / Competences Base Training Assessment expertise is required

• Project management minded

• Managerial experience is a plus

• Experience in Flight Safety is a plus

Accountabilities

• The TRI/TRE reports directly to the Head of TRI/TRE, in the Flight Crew Training organisation in Airbus Training Center Europe (ATC EU).

• Belongs to the execution department.

Base

• The contract is based in Blagnac (nearby Toulouse).

• Commuting is not possible

• 3 years in a row, must be done in the execution department. After the first 3 years, possibilities of mobility inside Airbus.

Main activities

• Acts as TRI/TRE for Airbus,

• Line training or Line checking for Airbus

• Simulator training or Simulator checking for Airbus mainly in Toulouse.

• Support to TFOS community (Training & Flight Ops support)

• Support office activities on demand

• His/her roles are:

• To conduct best possible training & checking according to his/her qualifications within Airbus Training, to ensure a safe and efficient Entry into-service and operation of Airbus aircraft.

• In flight (Initial Operating Experience)

• In simulator

• To work on different projects on demand in the frame of TFOS

• To represent Airbus ATO and Manufacturer in front of the customer

• To support the customer, especially during the flight period, in order to ensure the entry into service, the safety.

• To have a proactive role, in order to identify the potential problems and find solutions to tackle them.

• To act as Team leader during Initial Operating Experience

• Coordination with the Airbus team

• Coordination with the airline

• To ensure standardisation, development, management tasks during his/her career within Airbus

• To maintain and upgrade her/his competences according to his/her qualification.

• Organisation of the work (Pattern)

• Cycle of 3 months

• 1 month of line training abroad (Usually 30 days in a row)

• 1 month of simulator training in priority and few ferry flights

• 1 month of simulator training in priority and few ferry flights

Specificities

• When hired, the TRI/TRE has to convert his/her licence to the French State (DGAC), with the support of the standardisation department.

• Probation period: 3 months minimum renewable

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
AIRBUS SAS

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Training support & services

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Airbus

Pilot Instructor / Examiner (TRI/TRE)

Blagnac, Toulouse
On-site

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