F/A-18 Senior Instructor Pilot
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. The role provides contractor instructor services to the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) under a Foreign Military Sales contract. The primary training site is Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base; travel may be required, including attendance at NATOPS and safety-related conferences on the customer's behalf. This is a long-term assignment in Kuwait for up to five years, with possible U.S.-based training before international relocation. The selected candidate provides flight, simulator, and academic instruction to KAF pilots in customer-owned F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft. The role supports training from CAT I through advanced courses, helps maintain training materials and standards, and serves as a subject matter expert for courseware maintenance. The position is expected to be 100% onsite and requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship. Assignment is subject to the candidate satisfying applicable Kuwaiti labor and immigration formalities and release of an immigration quota.
Requirements
- At least 750 hours of Pilot-In-Command and/or Instructor Pilot time in the F/A-18 or an equivalent fighter aircraft.
- Current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification.
- Comply with CNAF-M 3710.7 standards, including required recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training, and meet F/A-18 anthropometric requirements for ejection-seat aircraft.
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain a work visa, as required by the country, and satisfy applicable labor and immigration formalities.
- Ability to meet the country's cultural requirements, as applicable.
- Satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest process.
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 experience or equivalent.
- F/A-18 Division Lead experience or equivalent.
- Top Gun Weapons and Tactics Instructor experience or equivalent.
- Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Instructor experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide flight, simulator, and academic instruction to KAF pilots in customer-owned F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft.
- Conduct familiarization, qualification, upgrade, standardization, flight, and ground instruction for 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.
- Maintain aircrew training materials and courseware.
- Assist customer operations and training staff in developing aircrew instructional philosophy, syllabi, evaluation criteria, and approaches to standardizing training materials, delivery, and standards.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for courseware maintenance support.
- Assist the KAF in developing aircraft, employment, and weapons briefings for continuation training.
- Establish qualifications and training standards.
- Complete appropriate KAF F/A-18 Block III differences training or transition in the aircraft.
- Liaise between Boeing and subcontractor personnel on administrative matters, including residency, immigration actions, and base access.
- Coordinate with the 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 monthly sortie and simulator completion metrics and qualification status.
- Travel as required, including attending NATOPS and safety-related conferences on behalf of the customer.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Assignment benefits for the international location are stated as provided; relocation assistance is also stated as non-negotiable and unavailable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
