Amentum | Instructor

Position Overview

Amentum is currently accepting applications for the highly specialized position of Helicopter Pilot Instructor, located at the premier aviation education center in Fort Rucker, Alabama. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive flight instruction and mentorship to student pilots utilizing the UH-72 Lakota platform.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to join a world-class organization dedicated to fostering the next generation of military aviators. Notably, prior qualification on the UH-72 aircraft or specific military aviation experience is not a prerequisite for selection.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Amentum instructors are expected to teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training designed to prepare them for their critical roles as military aviators. Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality classroom academic instruction covering essential aviation knowledge.
• Conducting hands-on rotary wing flight training with paramount emphasis on safety.
• Operating flight instruction within an extensive area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System.
• Upholding the company’s unprecedented safety record, which includes over 2.5 million hours of documented flight instruction.

Amentum: Excellence in Aviation Education

Since 1989, Amentum Services, Inc., has earned its distinguished reputation as a world-class aviation education organization. Amentum's expert workforce, which exceeds 400 employees, trains and educates more than 1,200 students annually, providing daily instruction to nearly 500 aspiring aviators.

Over the course of its 30-year tenure, Amentum’s aviation experts have successfully instilled nearly 30,000 pilots with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to safely fly and survive in today’s complex aviation environment. The organization proudly serves the aviation education needs of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and various Allied Partner Nations.

Minimum Pilot Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following minimum flight hour and certification requirements:

• Certifications: Must possess an ICAO equivalent or FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate and an ICAO equivalent or FAA Flight Instructor Certificate. Both certificates must carry the Rotorcraft Category, Helicopter Class, and Instrument Helicopter ratings. Alternatively, applicants may qualify if they are a graduate of any Department of Defense (DOD) rotary wing instructor pilot course.
• Total Flight Time: A minimum of 1,500 hours is required. Flight time logged as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) or Second-in-Command (SIC) (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 toward this requirement.
• Instrument Time: Must certify having a combined minimum of 100 hours of hooded instrument time, flight simulator instrument time, or actual weather pilot time.
• Instrument Instruction: Documented experience instructing students in instrument flight training is mandatory.
• Night Flying: A minimum of 75 hours of night flying time.
• Instructor Time: A minimum of 500 hours of documented instructor time.
• Medical Certification: Must possess a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to commencing training.
• Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants: Candidates applying under the Basic Warfighter Skills track must be certified Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified and possess a minimum of 200 hours of NVG flight time.
• Employment Eligibility: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be able to provide verifiable proof of such authorization.

Important Notes and Disclosures

All successful applicants are subject to Government approval and the terms of a mandatory 12-month Employee Agreement.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company's hiring practices ensure equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including related medical conditions), 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, provided the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates are encouraged to learn more about their rights under Federal laws.