BGI | Instructor

BGI is seeking a skilled Civilian F-16 Instructor Pilot for a role based in Rio Cuarto, Argentina. This position supports international F-16 pilot training programs under a U.S. government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, delivering academic and simulator instruction for various training syllabi.

About the Role

The Civilian F-16 Instructor Pilot will serve as a subject-matter expert for F-16 pilot training and operational upgrade programs. Responsibilities include providing academic and simulator instruction to Argentina's F-16 pilots, ensuring safe, standardized, and combat-ready aircrews are produced according to U.S. Air Force and host-nation requirements. The role involves implementing specific initiatives as a subcontractor and operating within a multinational environment. BGI seeks candidates for a minimum deployment of 90 days, with the possibility of longer stays up to two years, during which candidates will be considered full-time.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide academic and simulator instruction for F-16 pilots across various training programs.
• Teach the safe, standardized, and tactically effective employment of the F-16 weapon system.
• Conduct mission planning, briefings, debriefings, and simulator training performance evaluations.
• Assist with academic syllabus development and deliver classroom instruction using diverse media.
• Operate and manage F-16 simulator Instructor Operator Stations (IOS).
• Monitor student progress, identify deficiencies, and provide remedial instruction.
• Develop, review, and update training materials, mission scenarios, and simulator profiles.
• Evaluate training-device performance and report system issues.
• Maintain currency in F-16 tactics, systems, and operational procedures.
• Support host-nation training objectives while enforcing U.S. standardization.
• Collect and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
• Provide regular progress reports to program leadership.
• Deploy or travel internationally as required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Previous qualification as an F-16 Instructor Pilot.
• Instructor Pilot qualification within the last 10 years.
• A minimum of 1,000 hours of Pilot-in-Command (PIC) time in U.S. or Allied fixed-wing fighter aircraft.
• A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities of an Instructor Pilot.
• Strong interpersonal, instructional, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and training documentation tools.

Desirable Qualifications

• 1,000 or more PIC hours in the F-16.
• 500 or more hours as an F-16 IP across multiple F-16 blocks.
• Previous Formal Training Unit (FTU) or MLU instructor experience.
• Experience training foreign military pilots.
• Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program experience.
• Simulator and academic instructor experience.