Pilot Roles
Do you want to be part of a progressive and dynamic company, with the opportunity to fly on missions to save lives and protect Australia’s borders?
At Leidos, we have opportunities for pilots to join our search and rescue and surveillance teams. Our captains and first officers conduct unique, hands-on, low-level flying to perform missions of national significance.
We regularly seek pilots who can demonstrate solid flying skills and situational awareness coupled with flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work in a broad team environment.
All training and type ratings are conducted inhouse with extensive use of aircraft simulators. Our search and rescue operations provide unique lifestyle opportunities with only intermittent travel away from home base.
Airborne Surveillance
As a surveillance pilot, you will work collaboratively, with an integrated team of four, to conduct tasked missions safely and professionally.
You will fly a highly modified regional turboprop airliner, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and work with a highly skilled team.
This vital role attracts a generous remuneration package and will provide fantastic job satisfaction.
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Dash 8 Captains
- Australian citizen and current passport
- CASA Class 1 Aviation Medical
- Commercial Pilot Licence and Instrument Rating
- All ATPL subjects completed
- Either 750 hours multi-crew or 750 hours multi-engine turbine experience
- Eligibility for both an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC) and an Australian Government Security Clearance (AGSVA Baseline)
- Instructor qualifications will be well regarded
Dash 8 First Officers
- Australian citizen and current passport
- Commercial Pilot Licence and Instrument Rating
- CASA Class 1 Aviation Medical
- Either a Commercial Pilot Licence or Instrument Rating completed in the last 6 months, or 500 hours total flying time
- ATPL Human Factors completed
- Eligibility for both an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC) and an Australian Government Security Clearance (AGSVA Baseline)
- Instructor qualifications will be well regarded
FIFO Flexibility Opportunities
Interested in a Dash 8 Captain role, but live in a different location to our bases? We offer FIFO (fly in fly out) flexibility opportunities for Dash 8 Captains.
What does this mean? You will have the ability to reside in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane and deploy to one of our operational bases in Cairns, Darwin or Broome.
The structure is a 14 days on / 14 days off fly in, fly out roster - the off period includes one day of paid travel out and one day of paid travel home. Our FIFO Captains will be required to do one 21 day on period each calendar year to provide equal access to peak holiday periods. There is the capacity for our FIFO Dash 8 Captains to take continuous work breaks of up to six weeks.
Our FIFO flexibility opportunities attract a generous remuneration package and can provide fantastic job satisfaction together with an enviable lifestyle. All travel, accommodation, meals and incidental costs associated with the deployments are met or paid for by the company.
Search And Rescue Pilots - Challenger 604
As a pilot with the SAR team, you will work collaboratively with and support your entire crew, working diligently and professionally, to ensure that each mission is a success.
This is not an ordinary pilot job. You will command a highly modified modern medium business jet, equipped with the most advanced technology ever to be integrated into a civil SAR platform and work with a highly skilled team.
This vital role attracts a generous remuneration package, has a family-friendly roster and will provide fantastic job satisfaction.
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Challenger 604 Captains
- Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident (some nationality restrictions apply due to ITAR requirements)
- Australian Passport or Passport from a country without travel restrictions
- Australian ATPL(A)
- CASA Class 1 Medical
- Hold or be eligible to hold an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC)
- 3000 hours total flying time
- 2000 hours total flying time in command/ICUS or, if less, have significant CL-604 or similar experience
- 1000 hours jet time or, if less, extensive multi-crew command turbo-prop experience in maritime [VA1] surveillance, SAR or similar operations
- Instructor qualifications will be well regarded
- Previous experience in low level flying; SAR or surveillance operations will be well regarded
In addition
- You must commit to being within 30 minutes of your assigned airport when on night standby; and
- Type rating training will attract a Bond.
Challenger 604 First Officers
- Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident (some nationality restrictions apply due to ITAR requirements)
- Australian Passport or Passport from a country without travel restrictions
- Australian CPL(A) and MEA Instrument Rating
- CASA Class 1 Medical
- Hold or be eligible to hold an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC)
- 2000 hours total flying time
- 500 hours total flying time in command/ICUS
- 500 hours multi engine time or, if less, at least 250 hours turbo-prop time
- Instructor qualifications will be well regarded
- Previous experience in low level flying; SAR or surveillance operations will be well regarded
- You must commit to being within 30 minutes of your assigned airport when on night standby
- Type rating training will attract a Bond
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Our pilots receive a base salary, plus a number of allowances in addition to this salary which can significantly elevate the amount our Pilots actually earn. These allowances vary dependent on location, seniority and working arrangements, and are discussed with each potential candidate once an EOI has been submitted.
Career opportunities
No matter what stage you are at in your career, when you join Leidos Airborne Solutions as a pilot, there are always opportunities to progress your career to the next level, should you choose to do so.
The diagram below gives an indication of what opportunities exist for pilots who join our team.
