CL604 First Officer

Job #: R

Location: Australia

Category: Pilot

Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time

Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift: Day

Remote Type: No Remote

Clearance: None

External Referral Program: Ineligible

Sector: AU

Description

• Enjoy work-life balance with a lifestyle-friendly roster and generous leave provisions.
• Advance your career flying multi-role ISR missions with a leading aviation innovator.
• 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.

With aviation bases across Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories, our 24/7 Operations Centre, Systems Integration Lab, and Mission Equipment Service Centre ensure mission success. We collaborate with Australian SMEs to prototype and test advanced mission systems, integrating world-class ISR technology.

Join us and contribute to protecting national interests, saving lives, and supporting advanced ISR operations.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

As a CL604 First Officer, you'll fly special mission-configured aircraft supporting critical government operations. Based in Australia, you'll work as part of a dedicated flight crew ensuring safety, precision, and mission success.

• Operate CL604 aircraft in special mission environments
• Support mission planning and execution alongside Commanders
• Maintain high operational readiness and safety standards
• Complete mission documentation and reporting
• Liaise with technical, operations, and ground support teams

What You'll Bring to Make An Impact

• Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident (some nationality restrictions apply due to ITAR requirements)
• Australian Passport or Passport from a country without travel restrictions
• Commercial Pilot Licence and MEA Instrument Rating with 2D/3D
• CASA Class 1 Aviation Medical
• 1500 hours total flying time
• 250 hours total flying time in command/ICUS
• 250 hours multi engine time
• ATPL Human Factors completed
• Be eligible to hold an Aviation Security Identity Card (ASIC)
• Previous experience in low level flying; SAR or surveillance operations will be well regarded
• Commitment to being within 30 minutes of your assigned airport when on night standby

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

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, follow the links or visit our Careers page
• Recruitment involves 1 behavioural based interview, a simulator assessment, background checks, 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 [email protected] if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don't wear capes (they're a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for "how it's always been done."

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.

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.