Airplane Pilot

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command • Dover AFB, DE

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer position serving as a standardization/evaluation officer in the 512th Operations Support Squadron, 512th Operations Group, 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The position is responsible for evaluating aircrew members’ ground and flight performance in assigned aircraft and managing the unit aircrew standardization and evaluation program. Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who also serve as members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed, holding equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. The position carries the military rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is a key management and mobility position. The incumbent must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements, be willing to transfer to another unit or location as directed, and become instructor-qualified within two years of appointment. The position requires maintaining applicable pilot qualifications and passing periodic standardization/evaluation examinations. The incumbent may fly as an instructor/evaluator, travel on temporary duty, work overtime or nonstandard hours, and may supervise personnel for less than 25% of the time if the position is coded with supervisory level code 4.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be a current member of the Air Force Reserve or willing and qualified to join; must meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in a U.S. military flying component in assignments normally qualifying for progression to Wing Operations and Training Officer or equivalent. Experience must include planning and policy work concerning flying operations or training, flying training schools, or aircraft performance programs; at least one year must be comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-13.
• Must hold or qualify for a USAF pilot rating and be currently qualified in multi-engine or jet-engine aircraft, as appropriate, within the past 36 months for non-Federal applicants or 60 months for current Federal employees.
• Must hold a valid USAF instrument rating or equivalent military or civilian rating.
• For GS-13, must have a USAF pilot rating or qualify for one, hold a valid aviation service aeronautical order, and have at least 1,000 total military flight hours in the applicable MDS.
• Current Federal employees must have been mission-qualified on flying status within the past 60 months; non-Federal applicants must have actively flown within the past 36 months.
• Federal applicants must meet the 52-week time-in-grade requirement at GS-12 or higher, or equivalent, where applicable.
• Must become instructor-qualified within two years of appointment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Must maintain current certifications and periodically pass standardization/evaluation flight examinations, including written tests and actual flight performance.
• Must be willing to sign a mobility agreement and move or transfer to another unit or location as directed by HQ AFRC.
• Must have demonstrated leadership and managerial abilities, including the ability to manage a small staff and carry out personnel-management responsibilities.
• Knowledge and skill applying rated aviator expertise as a pilot to assigned programs; knowledge of formulating and implementing plans and policies for flying operations and unit training; knowledge of aircraft capabilities, limitations, and employment techniques; knowledge of Air Force Reserve, MAJCOM, and Air Force relationships in military planning and operations; ability to resolve complex issues, maintain good working relationships, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Must comply with applicable drug testing requirements, including pre-employment and random testing.
• Military flight experience used to establish eligibility must be documented with official orders, forms, or logbooks. Applicants must submit an AFTAR 209 or official flying-hour report and an official document showing the date of the aviation service aeronautical order.
• Must meet applicable federal employment conditions, which may include a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, direct deposit, and disclosure of political appointments.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of Air Force pilot or navigator training, or equivalent training in another U.S. military establishment for heavier-than-air aircraft, may substitute for one year of general experience.
• Satisfactory completion of Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, or equivalent in another U.S. military establishment may substitute for one year of specialized experience.
• Qualifying Reserve-component service may be credited toward general or specialized experience according to the stated substitution rules, excluding periods concurrent with full-time experience for which credit is assigned.
• Other certificates meeting or exceeding Commercial Pilot Certificate requirements, such as an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, are acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Manage the standardization and evaluation program for assigned flying units.
• Make decisions based on the capabilities, limitations, and resources for employment of unit-assigned aircraft.
• Manage flight evaluation and ground testing programs.
• Schedule aircrew members and instructor aircrew members for examinations and evaluations, ensuring completion of required ground prerequisites for flight evaluations.
• Assess unit standardization and evaluation programs by reviewing performance indicators, productivity goals and accomplishments, deficiency reports, audit findings, trends, and analysis reports.
• Fly as an instructor/evaluator as required.
• Exercise supervisory personnel-management responsibilities when applicable; this is less than 25% of the time and applies only if the position has supervisory level code 4.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
• Authorized PCS relocation may be paid under applicable regulations.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives may be authorized.
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed