King Air Captains – Jandakot, WA.

Posted 2 August 2023 in Australia, Fixed Wing, CPL

King Air Captains – Jandakot, WA.

QinetiQ employs more than 8000 people in more than 50 locations around the world, offering our customers premier expertise in advice, services and creative technology-based products.

QinetiQ Australia, part of the global QinetiQ group, provides technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests. As an innovative science and technology company, we help solve some of our customers' most challenging problems. Our determination to deliver and improve today and anticipate and shape tomorrow, makes QinetiQ a very exciting, rewarding and respected place to work and learn.

The recent acquisition of Air Affairs further establishes QinetiQ as a long-term, strategic partner to the Australian Defence Force and underpins QinetiQ’s strategic position as market leader in threat representation, training, test and evaluation. Headquartered in Nowra, New South Wales, QinetiQ Air Affairs provides targets and training services, and electronic warfare capabilities to the Australian Defence Force, in addition to aerial surveillance and reconnaissance in support of government firefighting efforts. Air Affairs owns and operates a fleet of special mission aircraft and maintains an advanced manufacturing and engineering facility providing design, manufacture and certification operations.

We are currently looking for a number of King Air pilots to join our Bushfire and flood-mapping reconnaissance teams based in Jandakot (WA).

As a King Air pilot you will be responsible for deploying the aircraft and an infrared line scanner operator into an operational environment searching for and mapping fire and flood areas.

Liaising with government agencies and emergency services you will be responsible for ensuring the aircraft completes its required tasks.


As the King Air Pilot your day to day role will see you:
  • Be available for on call (short notice 1 – 2 hrs) deployment
  • Pilot the King Air in support of Aerial Survey Mapping
  • Respond to requests of your scanning operator and on-ground support services

What you will bring;

  • A minimum of 2000 hrs
  • At least 1500 hrs of PIC time and 500 hrs of Multi Engine time
  • Experience in turbine powered pressurised aircraft such as a King Air (B200, B300, B350), Cessna Conquest, Cessna Caravan, Pilatus PC-12, Let L-410, Dash-8, Fokker 50.
  • A current CPL

To be considered for this role you will need:

  • To be located within 1 – 1.5hrs of Jandakot Airfield
  • Experience of aerial survey projects in potentially challenging terrain

The full job description and application process can be found here.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to know more please contact
Ruth Harrison – Talent Acquisition Specialist – 07 3031 0233 or email rlharrison@qinetiq.com.au

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