"But in my post I am specfically referring to opportunities to work as an FTE/FTO."
Flyer,
So am I - our Chief FTE is an ex-brat and one of our recent FTE recruits used to maintain & test Typhoon. I left out the Lazy B because, while I worked there for nearly 5 years, it wasn't in Flight Test.
I guess my point is that this is an international business with few real borders where anyone who's been working in FT (or wants to be) often knows people on both sides of the pond. This is especially true if they're working for the "authorities", who seem to be more mobile than us company guys. Even our respected moderator has been known to visit the Air Capital from his aerie on Salisbury Plain but unfortunately I wasn't in the office that day.