CC-295 Sensor Operator Instructor

All for equipping teams to excel. Training Centre Operations at CAE lies at the heart of our commitment to training excellence across Civil Aviation and Defense & Security. As part of this team, you’ll develop and provide training, continually enhance program quality, and ensure seamless operations and service excellence, empowering pilots, aircrew, and mission-critical teams to excel when it matters most. Behind the scenes, you play a vital role in equipping them with the skills and readiness they need to succeed—through every moment, milestone, and mission. With a team that values growth, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose, CAE offers a dynamic environment where your contributions to training create a lasting impact on the future of safety and readiness worldwide.

CAE is seeking instructors to join the CAE team at 19 Wing Comox to train Canada’s next generation of Fixed-Wing Search & Rescue (FWSAR) aircrew. If you flourish in a team dynamic with the challenges presented by changing technologies that influence mission capability and execution, you may be a great fit on the CAE team. You will experience and realize opportunities to innovate and use state-of-the-art tools to collaborate with experts from various sectors. CAE seeks individuals wanting to join a world-class company and industry leader and contribute to their mission and projects.

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Description

• Work independently and respond to a broad scope of customer requirements to achieve team goals.

• Deliver academic presentations to customers.

• Conduct Servicing and Elementary Work training.

• Deliver TACCO and Sensor Operator training programs incorporating academic/theoretical instruction and synthetic environments such as flight simulators and other ground‑based training devices.

• Contribute to the development of courseware and teaching aids.

• Ensure that training programs are consistent with training objectives and teaching points as specified in the applicable Training Plan and Quality Standard.

• Assess, document, and report student progress, issues, and deficiencies relative to course delivery.

• Provide oral and written ACSO and AESOP Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support to the program and Training Centre team as required.

• Compile student training progress and course debrief reports.

• Perform occasional travel in support of CAE projects, including overtime as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in Canada as a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or valid Work Permit holder.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Controlled Goods Clearance and Government of Canada Level II security clearance.

• Experience as a military ACSO, AESOP, or Air Navigator.

• Experience as a SAR crewmember (any aircraft type).

• Experience as an Ab‑Initio or OTU Instructor.

• Superior interpersonal and communication skills.

• Physically able to work in confined spaces such as flight training devices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training in instructional delivery.

• Familiarity with Quality Standards, Training Plans, and training media used to ensure Teaching Points are met per Training Standards.

• Experience authoring and amending multi‑media instructional courseware.

• Verbal French language skills suitable to instruct in French.

• Airbus 295 aircraft experience.

Benefits

• An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued

• The opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team

• The possibility to work from home occasionally

• Flexible schedules

• Attractive employee benefits