Flight Safety International | First Officer

Simulator Second-in-Command (SIC) - Aviation Training Specialist

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International (FSI) is globally recognized as the premier professional aviation training company and a leading supplier of advanced flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, governmental, and military organizations. FSI provides world-class instruction for pilots, technicians, and aviation professionals from over 167 countries. The organization operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and delivers award-winning maintenance training across Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.

Compensation and Benefits Overview

A competitive total rewards package is offered, providing comprehensive coverage for successful candidates. This package includes a broad range of benefits, such as healthcare coverage, generous paid time off (vacation and sick leave), and a robust 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

Salary Range: Min – Max

The compensation offered is determined based on comprehensive factors, including market demands, the candidate’s specific qualifications, relevant education, specialized skills, and prior experience in the aviation sector.

Purpose of Position

The Simulator Second-in-Command (SIC) is pivotal in supporting FlightSafety International’s elite training operations. This specialized role requires maintaining continuous qualification and proficiency in assigned aviation training programs to effectively serve as the Second-in-Command for both internal staff and external Customer Pilots during Recurrent, Initial, or generic multi-crew training courses within the established curriculum.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

The Simulator Second-in-Command performs critical operational functions, including, but not limited to, the following duties:

• Serving as the competent Second-in-Command (SIC) for customers participating in multi-crew aircraft training who attend sessions without a flying partner. It is important to note that instructional duties are not required in this capacity.
• Diligently maintaining current SIC pilot qualification in strict accordance with the requirements of assigned training programs.
• Ensuring all SIC qualifications adhere rigorously to FlightSafety International’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) processes and standardized procedures.
• Maintaining the currency of all required pilot certificates, ratings, and designations essential for performing SIC duties across various aircraft types.
• Executing essential SIC duties for clients engaged in Part 142, Part 135, and non-FAA regulated training activities as mandated.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

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

Required Experience and Certificates

Prior to the commencement of Simulator SIC duties, the applicant must possess and maintain the following certificates:

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA)

Successful candidates demonstrate the following core competencies:

• Complete fluency in the English language, demonstrated through exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to speak, understand, read, and write effectively.
• Proven ability to maintain excellent verbal communication standards within the cockpit environment.
• The capacity to interact professionally and effectively with a diverse range of internal colleagues and external clients (Customers).
• A high degree of adaptability necessary for navigating dynamic scheduling requirements and high-pressure aviation simulation scenarios.
• Note: Proficiency in a secondary language may be required by specific Learning Centers to meet unique regional needs.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.

Candidates must possess the physical range of body motion necessary to perform essential simulation functions, including:

1. Reaching, exerting pressure, and manipulating the rudder controls and/or anti-torque pedals with both feet.
2. Reaching and manipulating numerous controls within the Simulator device.
3. Entering and exiting the Simulator device via the provided ramp.
4. Exiting from a malfunctioned Simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude.

Specific vision abilities required by this role 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 employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works 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 typical noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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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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