Amentum | Instructor

About the Role

Amentum is seeking a Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) to join their team at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing instruction in the UH-72 aircraft, training future military aviators through a combination of classroom academics and hands-on flight training.

About Amentum

Since 1989, Amentum Services, Inc. has established itself as a premier aviation education organization. With a workforce of over 400 employees, Amentum trains and educates more than 1200 students annually, delivering unparalleled instructor skill and experience. They have successfully instilled vital knowledge, skills, and abilities in nearly 30,000 pilots, preparing them for complex aviation environments. Amentum proudly serves the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and numerous Allied partner nations.

What You Will Do

Amentum instructors are dedicated to teaching, coaching, and mentoring student pilots through intensive training programs. The role emphasizes safety as a paramount aspect of the rotary wing flight training culture, building upon an impressive safety record of over 2.5 million hours of flight instruction conducted across more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System.

Requirements

• Possession of an ICAO equivalent or FAA commercial pilot certificate.
• Possession of an ICAO equivalent or FAA flight instructor certificate with rotorcraft category, helicopter class, and instrument helicopter ratings on both certificates, OR graduation from any DOD rotary wing instructor pilot course for rotary wing aircraft.
• A minimum of 1500 total flight 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.
• Certification of a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Demonstrated experience instructing students in instrument flight training.
• A minimum of 75 hours of night flying experience.
• A minimum of 500 hours of instructor time.
• A current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate must be held prior to the commencement of training.
• For Basic Warfighter Skills applicants: Certification as Night Vision Goggle (NVG) qualified with 200 hours of NVG time.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States and the ability to provide proof of such authorization.

Additional Information

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