Aircraft/Aviation Instructor (Experience with Helicopters Required) - 50% Travel - Ridley Park, PA

GP Strategies Government Solutions•Ridley Park, PA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Aviation Instructor to support a large aerospace client in Ridley Park, PA. This role involves conducting training on a broad range of aircraft electrical, mechanical, structural, and systems subjects, including shield terminations, crimping, bond & ground, soldering, seal, hole drilling, and fastener installation/removal. The position is full-time with benefits and requires 50% international and domestic travel. Experience with heavy aircraft is mandatory. The company focuses on helping public sector teams unlock their full potential through people performance solutions, supporting critical government agencies like the Air Force, Army, DoD, HHS, DHS, NASA, and state/local governments. GP Strategies Corporation, the parent company, is a global leader in talent transformation with over 50 years of experience, combining human expertise with AI-driven insights.

Requirements

Experience with Helicopters Required
Education, training and/or prior experience in electrical, mechanical, or structures systems
Prior teaching/instructor classroom delivery experience
Ability to travel up to 50% to various client locations throughout the U.S and Internationally
Background/Experience with heavy aircraft is required.

Nice To Haves

Background/Experience in one or more of the noted platforms preferred: C-17, 747 or KC46
Engineering Drawings/Interpretation Experience (B/P, Drawings, Specifications, Repair Manuals)
NACES School Ejection Seat Experience
Flight Controls – Rigging
Engineering - Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO)
Flight Controls/Avionics (APU, avionics, breaks, propulsions/engine runs, hydraulics, jacking, landing gear, and doors)
Background/Experience in one or more of the noted platforms: F-18, F-15, or F-22

Responsibilities

Confers with management/client to understand work situation.
Performs needs, job and task analysis to determine training required for trainees to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations and technologies.
Recommends an implementation plan for development of instructional methods and delivery of individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings and workshops.
Designs and develops teaching outlines and specific training to address the client needs by incorporating methods and requirements of instructional systems such as Instructional Systems Development (ISD), Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) or Training Systems Development (TSD) process.
Selects or develops teaching aids such as training handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, computer tutorials and reference works.
Delivers training sessions covering specified areas of technical specialty.
Designs and develops exams to measure progress and to evaluate effectiveness of recommended training.
Evaluates training programs and reports on trainee progress.
Maintains training programs and materials.
Travels to client sites as needed.
May require work on multiple shifts.