Instructor Pilot
Amentum is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the role of Instructor Pilot. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to the training of the next generation of Army helicopter pilots at the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama. The successful candidate will provide instruction in the UH-72, guiding student pilots from aviation theory and simulator training through actual flight operations, preparing them for the challenges of combat. The training program is conducted in partnership with the US Army at a multinational training installation.
Key Responsibilities:
The Instructor Pilot will play a vital role in the comprehensive training program, which emphasizes safety and rigorous instruction. Classes are conducted in shifts, starting early in the morning and extending well past midnight, in a vast training area. The program is managed through a partnership between the US Army and Amentum. Instructors are responsible for not only teaching flying skills but also fostering leadership qualities in their students.
Required Qualifications:
- Possess an ICAO equivalent or FAA commercial pilot certificate and an ICAO equivalent or FAA flight instructor certificate with rotorcraft category, helicopter class and instrument helicopter ratings on both certificates, OR be a graduate of any DOD rotary wing instructor pilot course for rotary wing aircraft.
- Minimum of 1500 hours of total flight time as pilot-in-command or second-in-command (per FAR 61.51), or as Pilot in Command (PC) or Pilot (PI) (per AR 95-1), in any aircraft category.
- Certified experience of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
- Demonstrated experience instructing students in instrument flight training.
- Minimum of 75 hours of night flying time.
- Minimum of 500 hours of instructor time.
- Must hold a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning MOI training.
- Must not exceed 250 pounds in flight duty uniform.
- Successful completion of a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) is mandatory.
- Applicants selected for hire will be subject to Government approval and the terms of a 12-month Employee Training Agreement.
- Applicants selected for hire will be required to pass and maintain a U.S. Government background security check and complete training and a government acceptance checkride.
Important Notes:
- Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required for consideration.
- Amentum maintains a strong commitment to equal opportunity employment and hires qualified candidates regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability, so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.