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Job Description

Job Title: F35 Contract Instructor
Location: Marham
Salary: £98,000

Responsibilities:
  • Provide high-quality training and instruction to F-35B Lightning squadron pilots.
  • Be familiar with Lightning tactics and doctrine.
  • Conduct ground school training as per the defined syllabi.
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for technical systems.
  • Provide pilot-specific synthetic training using simulators.
  • Support Instructor Pilots at the Instructor Operator Station (IOS).
  • Offer expert advice on training syllabi, mission scenarios, and tactics.
Skills and ExperienceEssential:
  • 500 hours as Pilot in Command (P1) in an operational fast jet (FJ) aircraft.
  • Qualified Flying, Pilot, Weapons, or Electronic Warfare Instructor experience.
  • Experience as a pairs lead.
  • Minimum of 12 years of professional military experience.
Desirable:
  • Previous F-35 experience.
  • Expertise in air-to-air or multi-role operations.
  • 1000 hours as P1 in an operational FJ aircraft.
  • Recent flying experience in a theatre of operations.
  • Four-ship lead qualification.
  • Experience in Electronic Warfare/SEAD/DEAD.
  • Experience instructing on an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) or FJ Training Squadron.
  • Recent White Force experience.
Benefits:
  • Competitive pension scheme.
  • Employee share plans.
  • Flexible health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits.
  • Green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts.
  • Potential annual incentive.
Additional Information:
  • Inclusive culture valuing diversity and merit.
  • Support for candidates with disabilities or health conditions.
  • Security and export control restrictions apply.