Amentum | Instructor

Instructor Pilot

A leading world-class aviation education organization is currently seeking dedicated and highly skilled Instructor Pilots to join its professional team. This vital role involves providing foundational flight and academic instruction for U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Allied partner Nations' helicopter pilot training programs, significantly contributing to national defense.

About the Organization

The organization stands as a premier institution in aviation education, renowned for its unparalleled instructor expertise and unwavering commitment to safety. With a track record of training and educating over 1200 students annually and providing hands-on flight instruction to nearly 500 students daily, its aviation experts instill student pilots with the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities required to navigate today's complex aviation environment. Boasting an unprecedented safety record spanning more than 2.5 million hours of flight instruction, the organization operates within a vast area encompassing over 40,000 square miles of the National Airspace System, ensuring comprehensive and realistic training.

Role Overview

The Instructor Pilot is responsible for teaching, coaching, and mentoring student pilots through an intensive training curriculum. This structured program is designed to prepare them for their future roles as military aviators, with an unwavering commitment to safety remaining paramount in every aspect of the training culture. Instruction is primarily conducted in the UH-72 helicopter, though prior military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not a prerequisite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training following a highly structured curriculum.
• Teach, coach, and mentor student pilots, developing their foundational aviation knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Conduct flight instruction in state-of-the-art UH-72 aircraft within a safety-focused environment.
• Prepare student pilots for their roles as military aviators, ensuring readiness for complex aviation environments.
• Adhere rigorously to safety protocols and foster a strong safety culture throughout all training activities.

Minimum Pilot Qualifications

Candidates for the Instructor Pilot position must demonstrate the following qualifications:

• 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: A minimum of 1500 hours. Flight time as pilot-in-command or second-in-command (per FAR 61.51), or 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: Certifies having a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Instrument Instruction: Has instructed students in instrument flight training.
• Night Flying: A minimum of 75 hours.
• Instructor Time: A minimum of 500 hours.
• Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants: Must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and possess 200 hours of NVG time.

Employment Requirements and Considerations

• Must hold a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to commencing training.
• Must not exceed 250 pounds in flight duty uniform.
• Must be able to successfully pass a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be able to provide proof of such authorization.
• Employment is subject to Government approval and the terms of a 12-month Employment Training Agreement.
• Selected applicants will be required to pass and maintain a U.S. Government background security check.
• Selected applicants must successfully complete internal training and pass a government acceptance checkride.