Helicopter Instructor Pilot with Security Clearance

About the role

CAE USA Inc. is accepting resumes for rotary wing instructor pilots to train new student pilots enrolled in the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Commands, Introductory Flight Training - Rotary (IFT-R) program. Essential duties include conducting contact flight training and instrument familiarization, participating in a full standardization and training program, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, and managing the standardization, evaluation, and examiner plan.

Responsibilities

• Conduct contact flight training and instrument familiarization in support of the USAF IFT-R program.
• Participate in a full standardization and training program for the USAF program at the CAE Dothan Training Center.
• Affirm compliance with applicable standards (i.e., USAF, FAR, etc.).
• Participate in the Quality Management System, quality procedures, and safety programs.
• Keep current with changes and modifications to external standards.
• Manage the standardization, evaluation, and examiner plan, including scheduling of internal and external audits, maintenance of the tracking database, follow-up on deficiencies, and reporting.
• Coordinate examiner activities across the program to ensure adequate support is provided.
• Interface with appropriate members of the program, customer, and CAE USA staff to proactively identify and address quality assurance issues and ensure that all quality requirements are met.
• Interface with various departments, management, and staff to identify and execute process improvement opportunities.
• Operate in strict compliance with all corporate policies and procedures and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Present metrics to measure process performance levels and the impact of process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• FAA FAA-certified commercial pilot, Helicopter with an Instrument helicopter rating.
• FAA Certificated Flight Instructor Helicopter, with Instrument Helicopter Instructor rating required (current).
• Graduate of a US DOD formal Rotary Wing Instructor Pilot training program (preferred).
• Prior experience as a US Air Force Helicopter instructor pilot preferred.
• Total Flight Time - 1,000 hrs. Flight time as pilot-in-command or second in command (per FAR 61.51); as Pilot in Command (PC) or Pilot (PI) (Per AR 95-1) in aircraft of any weight or category is creditable for this requirement, 500 hours of turbine helicopter time, 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time, and 75 hours of night flying time.
• Must have 500 hours of Flight Instructor time and have taught as a Helicopter Instructor Pilot with experience in primary flight training and in a military initial flight training course or FAA 14CFR Part 61 and / or Part 141 environments.
• Must have instructed students in instrument flight training.
• Must possess and maintain an FAA Class 2 medical certificate (current Class 2 Medical required).
• Must be able to work overtime as required.
• Must be willing to work any shift or day of the week as required.
• Highly motivated and self-directed.
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Associate of Science degree.
• Graduate of DoD helicopter instructor pilot course.
• Total Flight Time - 2,500 hrs.; 1,000 hrs. helicopter instructor (any weight, category); and 1,500 hrs. helicopter turbine.

Security Responsibilities

• Comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.
• Properly mark and handle all information and materials, in any form.
• Not disclose any information or afford access to other employees not having a need-to-know.
• Not disclose information outside company without management approval.
• All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift at least 40 pounds overhead.
• Must be able to walk and/or climb stairs and ladder into a simulator or airplane cockpit.
• Must be able to stoop, bend, and crawl on top of or under the device.
• Must be able to detect odors or hear noises, bangs, etc., or other sounds to detect problems or flaws in the functioning of simulators and their surrounding environment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.