F/A-18 Senior Instructor Pilot

Boeing•New Orleans, LA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a F/A-18 Senior Instructor Pilot to support Boeing Global Services in Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. This role will provide Contractor Instructor Services to the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) as part of a Foreign Military Sales contract. The primary training site is at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, while travel may be required to include, but not limited to, attending NATOPS and safety-related conferences on behalf of the customer. This is a Long-Term Assignment to Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait for up to 5 years. Relocation/assignment benefits to the international location will be provided. This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. There may be additional U.S.-based training in advance of international relocation to Kuwait. This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)

Requirements

800 hours+ Pilot-In-Command and/or Instructor Pilot time in the F/A-18 aircraft or equivalent fighter aircraft
8+ years of military flying experience
Current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification
Compliance with CNAF-M 3710.7 standards, including required recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training, and meeting F/A-18 anthropometric requirements for ejection-seat aircraft
Pilot wings attained through a US Navy, Marine Corps or USAF approved undergraduate pilot training program
Completion of a US Navy, Marine Corps or USAF high-performance fighter certification program
This position requires an active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
U.S. Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

A combination of F/A-18C and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet experience or equivalent
F/A-18 Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot or equivalent
F/A-18 Division Lead or equivalent
Top Gun Weapons and Tactics Instructor or equivalent
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Instructor

Responsibilities

Provides flight, simulator, and academic instruction to KAF pilots in customer-owned F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft
Conducts familiarization, qualification, upgrade, standardization, flight, and ground instruction in support of customer courses ranging from CAT I to advanced training, including air-to-air gunnery, air-to-ground strike, day/night in-flight refueling, and day/night low-level training
Maintains aircrew training materials and courseware
Assists the customer operations and training staff in development of aircrew instructional philosophy, syllabi, evaluation criteria, and approaches for standardizing training materials, delivery, and training standards
Performs as Subject Matter Expert for courseware maintenance support
Assists the KAF in building aircraft, employment, and weapons briefings to support KAF continuation training
Establishes qualifications and training standards
Job requires completion of appropriate KAF F/A-18 Block III differences training or transition in the aircraft
Act as a liaison between Boeing and Boeing subcontractor personnel on administrative matters related to tasks ranging from residency and immigration actions to Base access.
Interface with the end customer (Kuwait Air Force) on pilot and ground training specialist scheduling and availability and communicate time-sensitive information across the in-country F-18 Contractor Instructional Services team.
Provide the site manager with sortie and simulator completion metrics and status of qualifications on a monthly basis.