Amentum | Instructor

Helicopter Pilot (Instructor)

Location: Fort Novosel, Alabama

About Amentum

Since 1989, Amentum Services, Inc., supported by its skilled workforce, has been dedicated to training and educating aviation professionals. Providing classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training, Amentum's instructors possess unparalleled skill and experience. With over 30 years of tenure, Amentum's aviation experts have imparted the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for nearly 30,000 pilots to operate effectively in today's complex aviation environment. Serving the aviation education needs of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and numerous Allied partner Nations, Amentum has established its reputation as a world-class aviation education organization, boasting an unprecedented safety record with more than 2.5 million hours of flight instruction.

Role Description

The Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) provides instruction in the UH-72 aircraft. Amentum instructors teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training designed to prepare them for their future roles as military aviators. Despite flight training’s inherent risk, safety remains paramount in every aspect of Amentum's Rotary Wing Flight Training culture. Instructors conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System. Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required for this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates for the Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) position must meet the following requirements:

• Possesses 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 is 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.
• Instrument Time: 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Instrument Instruction: Has instructed students in instrument flight training.
• Night Flying: 75 hours.
• Instructor Time: 500 hours.
• Possesses a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training.
• For Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants: Is certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and has 200 hours of NVG time.
• Is legally authorized to work in the United States and can provide proof of such authorization.

Important Note: Applicants selected for hire are subject to Government approval and terms of a 12 month Employee Agreement.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income 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.