Flight Safety International | First Officer

About the Role

FlightSafety International is seeking a Simulator Second in Command (SIC) to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining currency in assigned programs and acting as a Second-In-Command for internal and external customer pilots during recurrent, initial, or generic training courses. This role involves supporting training within the established curriculum by acting as a competent SIC pilot for multi-crew aircraft scenarios.

About the Employer

FlightSafety International is a leading provider of professional aviation training, offering flight simulators, visual systems, and displays to commercial, government, and military organizations worldwide. With a global presence, FlightSafety International trains aviation professionals from 167 countries and operates the world's largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators.

Responsibilities

• Act as Second-in-Command (SIC) for clients training in multi-crew aircraft who are unaccompanied by a flying partner.
• Serve as a competent SIC pilot, without performing instructional duties.
• Maintain SIC pilot qualification in accordance with assigned program requirements.
• Adhere to FlightSafety International’s Quality Management Systems (QMS) processes and procedures for SIC qualification.
• Ensure all required certificates, ratings, and designations necessary for SIC duties are current.
• Perform SIC duties in various aircraft types for Part 142, Part 135, and non-FAA clients as required.

Requirements

• 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; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Commercial Pilot Certificate with appropriate category, class, and instrument ratings.
• Minimum of 450 flight hours.
• Fluency in English, including verbal and written communication, with the ability to speak, understand, read, and write.
• Excellent cockpit verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interact professionally with diverse customers.
• Capacity to adapt to changing schedules and high-pressure situations.
• A second language may be required at certain learning centers.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Regular use of hands for fine manipulation, reaching, and talking/hearing.
• Potential need to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or taste/smell.
• Must possess the physical range of motion to manipulate rudder controls, operate simulator controls, enter/exit the simulator via ramp, and egress from a malfunctioning simulator.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Work environment involves proximity to moving mechanical parts, occasional work in high, precarious places, and potential exposure to various environmental conditions including noise.