Amentum | Instructor

Helicopter Pilot (Instructor)

Location: Fort Novosel, Alabama

Company Overview:

Amentum Services, Inc. stands as a world-class aviation education organization with a rich history dating back to 1989. Boasting a dedicated workforce of over 400 employees, the company has successfully trained and educated more than 1200 students annually, providing classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training to nearly 500 students daily. Amentum's instructors possess unparalleled skill and experience. Over three decades, Amentum's aviation experts have imparted essential knowledge, skills, and abilities to nearly 30,000 pilots, preparing them to fly and thrive in complex aviation environments. Serving the aviation education requirements of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and numerous Allied partner Nations, Amentum has solidified its reputation through excellence.

Position Summary:

Amentum is actively seeking applications for the position of Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) at Fort Novosel, Alabama. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing comprehensive instruction in the UH-72 aircraft.

Role Responsibilities:

Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) will teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through rigorous training programs. This training is specifically designed to prepare students for their future roles as military aviators. Despite the inherent risks associated with flight training, safety remains the paramount concern in every facet of Amentum's Rotary Wing Flight Training culture. Amentum instructors conduct flight instruction within a vast area exceeding 40,000 square miles of the National Airspace System, contributing to the company's unprecedented safety record, which includes over 2.5 million hours of flight instruction.

Minimum Pilot Qualifications:

Qualified candidates must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Must 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.
• Total Flight Time: 1500 hours. Flight time as pilot-in-command or second-in-command (per FAR 61.51); as Pilot in Command (PIC) or Pilot (PI) (Per AR 95-1) in aircraft of any weight or category is creditable for this requirement.
• Must certify having a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Must have instructed students in instrument flight training.
• Night Flying: 75 hours.
• Instructor Time: 500 hours.
• Must possess a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training.
• Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and have 200 hours of NVG time.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be able to provide proof of such authorization.

Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required for this position. Applicants are subject to Government approval and the terms of a 12-month Employee Agreement.