14 May 2025

Flight Safety International | First Officer

Long Beach, CA, Canada

Simulator Second in Command (SIC) - Aviation Training

FlightSafety International, the world’s premier professional aviation training company, is seeking a dedicated Simulator Second in Command (SIC). This position plays a vital role in supporting the training needs of client pilots during recurrent, initial, or generic training courses conducted within the established training curriculum. The Simulator Second in Command acts as a proficient cockpit partner, maintaining the necessary qualifications to provide essential support in multi-crew training environments.

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and a leading supplier of flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations worldwide. The company provides comprehensive training for pilots, technicians, and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and delivers award-winning maintenance training programs at its Learning Centers and training locations across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

The Simulator Second in Command is responsible for maintaining currency in assigned programs to effectively serve as “Second-In-Command” for both internal and external Customer Pilots during various training courses.

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Act as Second-in-Command (SIC) for clients training in multi-crew aircraft who are attending training without a flying partner. In this capacity, the individual will serve as a competent SIC but will not perform instructional duties.
  • Maintain SIC pilot qualification in accordance with the requirements of the programs to which he or she is assigned.
  • Maintain SIC qualification according to FlightSafety International’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) processes and procedures.
  • Ensure all certificates, ratings, and designations required to perform duties as an SIC are kept current.
  • Serve as SIC in various types of aircraft for clients undergoing Part 142, Part 135, and non-FAA training as required.

Minimum Education

A high school diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency (G.E.D.) with two to three (2-3) years of related experience and/or training is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum Experience

Prior to commencing SIC duties, applicants must possess the following certificates:

  • Commercial Pilot Certificate with appropriate category, class, and instrument ratings.
  • A minimum of 450 total flight hours.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Fluency in English, demonstrating proficiency in both verbal and written communication. Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English is essential.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills in a cockpit environment.
  • Ability to interact with a diverse range of Customers in a professional manner.
  • Proven ability to adapt to changing schedules and handle high-pressure situations effectively.
  • Proficiency in a second language may be required in some Learning Centers to meet specific operational needs.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands for controls, reach with hands and arms, and communicate verbally or through hearing. The role may require standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, tasting, and smelling. Specific physical motions are necessary to reach, exert pressure, and manipulate rudder/anti-torque controls with feet, manipulate controls within the simulator device, and safely enter/exit the simulator via the provided ramp. The ability to exit a malfunctioned simulator device while it is in a severely pitched attitude is also required.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment frequently involves working near moving mechanical parts. Occasionally, the employee may work in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions, and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: The anticipated salary range for this role is $48,875.00 to $83,375.00. Compensation is determined based on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, education, skills, experience, and current market demands.

Benefits: FlightSafety International offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support our employees. This includes paid time off (vacation and sick leave), a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, comprehensive healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other valuable benefits.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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