Boeing | Instructor

Boeing Aerospace Operations seeks a seasoned F/A-18 Senior Instructor Pilot for a long-term assignment at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. This role involves providing comprehensive flight, simulator, and academic instruction to Kuwait Air Force pilots on F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft, supporting various training phases and courseware development.

About the Role

The Senior Instructor Pilot will deliver specialized instruction covering qualification, upgrade, standardization, air-to-air gunnery, air-to-ground strike, in-flight refueling, and low-level operations. Responsibilities extend to maintaining training materials, developing instructional standards, serving as a subject matter expert, supporting briefings, establishing training benchmarks, and coordinating with both Boeing and subcontractor personnel. The position requires extensive liaison with the Kuwait Air Force for scheduling and communication of time-sensitive information, as well as reporting monthly sortie and qualification metrics.

Requirements

• A minimum of 750 hours of Pilot-In-Command and/or Instructor Pilot time in the F/A-18 or an equivalent fighter aircraft.
• A current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification.
• Compliance with CNAF-M 3710.7 standards, including recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training.
• F/A-18 anthropometric requirements for ejection-seat aircraft.
• Completion of appropriate KAF F/A-18 Block III differences training or transition in the aircraft.
• An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship are mandatory.
• The ability to obtain a work visa, meet applicable cultural requirements, satisfy all labor and immigration formalities, and pass the Company’s Conflict of Interest process.
• Employment is contingent upon immigration quota availability from the Kuwait Ministry of the Interior; Boeing will not sponsor employment visas.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include combined F/A-18C and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet experience.
• Experience as a Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot or F/A-18 Division Lead is preferred.
• Top Gun Weapons and Tactics Instructor experience is highly desirable.
• Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Instructor experience is also preferred.

Benefits

• Relocation and assignment benefits for the international Kuwait assignment will be provided.
• Boeing offers a Total Rewards package that may include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Specific programs vary based on eligibility, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.