Flight Simulator Instructor

Job Description

Job title: Flight Simulator Instructor – Part time position

Location: RAF Valley – onsite

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Hawk TMk1 QSFI in support of the RAF Valley training task
• QSFI for the delivery of Hawk TMk1 synthetic emergency & refresher, groundschool, convex training to RAFAT pilots and Groundcrew
• Hawk TMk1 synthetic training SME
• Establish an effective working relationship with key stakeholders: the RAF, MOD and the Hawk Project Office, engineering teams and contract owners
• Support to the Training Delivery Authority for the capture of aircrew training requirements, to include the customer’s concept of operations, operational environment and training aspirations and preferences
• Support the development of design concepts and technology enhancements through iterative evaluation on synthetic training devices

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Ex-military Fast-Jet pilot, instructor and senior supervisor/manager
• Minimum of 1,000 hours on Hawk aircraft
• Minimum A2 Category QFI (or equivalent)
• Understanding of the RAF Flight Safety systems

Desirable:

• Hawk instructional experience
• Working knowledge of Company Product Management system processes
• Understanding of Hawk future requirements

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 Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team:

As a Hawk TMk1 Qualified Synthetic Flying Instructor (QSFI) at BAE Systems, you’ll play a key role in delivering world-class synthetic training to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT). Based at RAF Valley, you’ll provide classroom, simulator and groundschool instruction using Hawk TMk1 Synthetic Training Devices, supporting both RAFAT and wider customer training needs.

You’ll operate the Hawk Weapons and Tactics Simulator, managing scenarios, mission profiles and simulated ATC, while contributing your aircrew expertise to syllabus development, courseware maintenance and training standards. Working closely with RAF, MOD and BAE stakeholders, you’ll also support the safe, efficient day-to-day operation of the training facility.

This is a part-time role (up to 14 weeks per year / 530 annualised hours), primarily based at RAF Valley, with occasional travel to RAF Waddington.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 25th February 2026

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.

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