Description
* Flexible work options:
Training captains – Cairns, Darwin, Broome, or 14-on / 14-off FIFO from Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney
Simulator instructors – Melbourne or Brisbane
* Career development: Training provided for additional instructor and examiner qualifications
* We're a 'Family Friendly' certified workplace – we understand the diverse roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.
Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here:
Do Work That Matters
At Leidos Airborne Solutions Australia, we do more than fly, we safeguard borders and save lives. As a trusted partner to the Australian Government, we lead critical airborne special missions, from border surveillance to life-saving search-and-rescue operations, covering over 10% of the Earth's surface.
In addition to our aviation bases across Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories, we operate a 24/7 Operations Centre, Systems Integration Lab and Mission Equipment Service Centre to ensure mission success. We collaborate with local SMEs to prototype and test advanced mission management systems, integrating cutting-edge ISR technology.
Join our team and be part of a mission-driven organisation protecting national interests, saving lives, and working with industry-leading technology and expertise.
Your New Role and Responsibilities
Working in a highly dynamic environment, our passionate, highly skilled and mission focused team is made up of people from diverse industry backgrounds. You will command and deliver flight crew training on a highly modified Dash 8 aircraft, with the most advanced technology ever to be integrated into a civil surveillance platform.
As a captain with the surveillance team, you will provide essential leadership and support to your entire crew, working diligently, quickly, and professionally, to ensure that each mission is a success. As a member of the training and checking team you will play a critical role in the professional development of Dash 8 pilots while conducting training and checking activities in the aircraft and / or simulator.
This vital role provides fantastic job satisfaction and excellent opportunities to grow as an instructor. Successful candidates will be provided with training to complete additional instructor and examiner qualifications.
What You'll Bring to Make an Impact
* Australian Citizen with current passport
* CASA Class 1 Aviation Medical
* Australian ATPL(A)
* 1000 hours PIC in multi-crew operations on type-rated aeroplanes
* Australian Flight or Simulator Instructor Rating
* For simulator roles: Type rating training activity endorsement on any multi-crew type-rated type
* Eligibility for both an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC) and Australian government security clearances
Salary
* Training Captains: From $212,961
* Simulator Instructors: From $250,503
(6% increase scheduled for % annual increments)
Attractive location incentives, travel and overtime allowances apply.
Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose
"Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive."
Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.
Next Steps
* To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
* Recruitment process - 1 behvioural based interview (online), 1 simulator assessment (in person – Melbourne) & background checks including a police check and pre-employment medical.
* Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
* We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.
LASCareers
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit
Pay and Benefits
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.