C-130 / L-382 Instructor Pilot

CAE•Tampa, FL

About The Position

Plan, organize, and provide legacy and advanced avionics C-130/L-382 aircraft instruction in simulator, classroom, and practical environments, including Crew Resource Management and Night Vision Imaging Systems. The instructor ensures safety is the top priority, develops course materials, leads simulator training activities, operates the simulator Instructor Operator Station, and evaluates trainees. The role requires maintaining current knowledge, communicating aviation procedures and concepts clearly to domestic and international customers, and performing aviation-related mission-planning and performance calculations. The position operates in office, classroom, and simulator environments and may involve extended foreign travel assignments. It is an on-call, fixed-term position. Candidates must be U.S. citizens because of U.S. Government contract requirements and must be eligible for a DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Requirements

At least seven years of experience as a flight engineer and three years of experience as a C-130/L-382 Aircraft Flight Engineer Instructor.
At least 2,000 hours of flight time as a C-130/L-382 Pilot.
Previous experience in curriculum development.
Ability to maintain credibility and the attention of customer attendees.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to clearly express procedures, physical processes, and concepts to domestic and international customers.
Math skills needed to conduct aviation-related flight plans and fuel-consumption calculations.
Sufficient intellectual and personal skills to evaluate and, when necessary, redirect attendees.
Detail-oriented.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
Ability to work a flexible schedule.
U.S. citizenship, required by U.S. Government contract requirements.
Eligibility for a DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Ability to provide U.S. military or civil airline records of prior flight and/or simulator time.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or certification.
Night vision goggle (NVG) experience.
Airdrop experience.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide C-130/L-382 instruction in flight and performance manual subjects.
Provide instruction in crew resource management and night vision systems.
Conduct all instruction with safety as the number one priority.
Develop curriculum, syllabi, lesson plans, and courseware.
Generate post-training evaluation reports.
Direct, coordinate, and lead aircrew activities during simulator training sessions.
Operate the simulator Instructor Operator Station (IOS) during simulator training sessions.
Maintain current knowledge by attending training courses and conducting self-study.
Maintain credibility and the attention of customer attendees.
Clearly communicate procedures, physical processes, and concepts to domestic and international customers.
Perform aviation-related mission-planning and execution calculations, including flight plans, fuel consumption, and other performance calculations.
Evaluate students and redirect them when necessary.
Comply with company security and data protection policies and procedures; properly mark and handle information and materials, restrict access to those with a need to know, and access and store government and proprietary information using company-provided electronic resources.
Provide U.S. military or civil airline records of prior flight and/or simulator time.