Helicopter Pilot (Instructor)

Amentum is currently accepting applications for a Helicopter Pilot (Instructor) position at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Military aviation experience or UH-72 qualification is not required.

About the Role

Amentum instructors teach, coach, and mentor student pilots through intensive training designed to prepare them for their future roles as military aviators. Instructors conduct flight instruction in an area encompassing more than 40,000 square miles within the National Airspace System, maintaining an unprecedented safety record with over 2.5 million hours of flight instruction.

Since 1989, Amentum has trained over 1200 students annually, providing classroom academic instruction and hands-on flight training to nearly 500 students per day. The organization serves the aviation education needs of the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Allied partner nations, having instilled knowledge and skills in nearly 30,000 pilots.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in the UH-72 helicopter.
• Teach, coach, and mentor student pilots in both classroom and flight environments.
• Conduct instrument flight training for students.
• Maintain safety as a paramount priority in all training activities.

Requirements

• Possess an ICAO equivalent or FAA commercial pilot certificate and an ICAO equivalent or FAA flight instructor certificate with rotorcraft category, helicopter class, and instrument helicopter ratings on both certificates, or be a graduate of any DOD rotary wing instructor pilot course for rotary wing aircraft.
• Total Flight Time: 1,500 hours (flight time as pilot-in-command or second-in-command in any aircraft weight or category is creditable).
• Certify a combination of 100 hours of hooded instrument, flight simulator instrument, or weather pilot time.
• Experience instructing students in instrument flight training.
• Night Flying: 75 hours.
• Instructor Time: 500 hours.
• Current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate prior to beginning training.
• For Basic Warfighter Skills Applicants: NVG qualified with 200 hours of NVG time.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States and able to provide proof of such authorization.
• Subject to Government approval and terms of a 12-month Employee Agreement.

Pay

$55.85/hour. The compensation range or hourly rate listed is a good-faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching).
• Educational reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax-saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.