Training Manager – Flight Training (Business Aviation), Vienna

About the role

Join our Business Aviation Training Centre in Vienna (Schwechat) as a Training Manager and help shape the pilot training experience in Central Europe. You’ll be part of our global Business Aviation Training leadership team, working at the intersection of operational excellence, customer experience, and instructor development.

Our newest business aviation training centre in Vienna, Austria, is purpose-built to deliver advanced, simulator-based pilot training. The 8,000-square-metre facility is designed for growth—supporting up to nine Full Flight Simulators—and currently operates six state-of-the-art devices, including the G550, Global 7500, Global 6000, Challenger 3500, and the Pilatus PC-24.

This is a highly visible leadership role, with a key focus on managing, motivating, and developing a team of approximately 40 Synthetic Flight Instructors across 3 platforms.

We offer a permanent (non-contract), full-time position. Occasional work on public holidays may be required based on customer needs. Relocation support to Vienna is available for the successful candidate.

What you’ll do

Lead the overall supervision and delivery of flight training activities in the assigned fleets (up to 4).

Ensure safe and efficient delivery of ground and flight training in assigned classrooms and aircraft simulators.

Partner with Account Executives, Scheduling, maintenance, and Regulatory and Standards teams to enable seamless training delivery.

Run quarterly Standards meetings to strengthen instructor standardization and ensure compliance across the network.

Develop and track instructor qualification plans.

Liaise with Technical Services and Fleet Leads to keep simulator data current and ensure simulators include all customer-required material.

Build the annual client course training plan and course schedules based on Sales projections.

Manage resources to meet or exceed the required number of training events.

Maintain instructor HR profiles (compensation changes, allowances, transfers, promotions, and leaves of absence).

Create, maintain, and nurture close relationships with key customers’ flight operations and training departments.

What you’ll bring

Hold or have held an EASA or other ICAO license and hold or have held an EASA instructor qualification 900(a) or (c)

Instructor experience (or equivalent)

Direct leadership experience in managing teams

Ability to focus and perform in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment

Adaptable—readily accepts change and adjusts accordingly

Strong customer/client orientation

Additional regulatory exposure is a plus (e.g., UK CAA, FAA, GCAA, GACA, CAAC, and other aviation regulators and regulations)

Come share your passion with us.

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world—deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day, especially when the stakes are highest. With more than 13,000 employees across approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries, we’re wherever our customers need us.

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