Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor

Airbus • Grand Prairie, TX

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Are you an experienced helicopter pilot with a passion for mentorship and technical excellence? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor to shape the next generation of rotary-wing aviators. Based in our world-class training facility in Grand Prairie, TX, you will utilize state-of-the-art Full Motion Flight Simulator Training Devices to deliver critical transition and recurrent training. If you have 1,500+ PIC hours and a CFII, this is your opportunity to step out of the flight deck and into a premier instructional role with the industry's most advanced technology. When you join the Airbus Helicopters training team, you’re standing among the industry’s most respected aviators and subject matter experts. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Pilot, our instructors are more than just teachers—they are the guardians of the Airbus standard. Whether we’re debriefing a complex simulator session or analyzing the latest industry safety trends, we operate with a shared mission: ensuring every pilot who leaves our facility is world-class. If you value a culture of continuous feedback and uncompromising excellence, you’ll fit right in. A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years flight experience.
• Minimum 1,500 flight hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters, including at least 350 hours as multi-engine helicopter pilot and 150 flight hours as helicopter instructor
• Must possess Commercial-Rotorcraft and Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII) certificates (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
• Must participate in the company's DOT Drug & Alcohol testing program
• Computer proficiency – Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and other web-based programs
• Authorized to work in the US
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA degree or higher
• AS350, EC135, EC145, and/or H145 helicopter experience
• FAR Part 142, 135, 121, and/or military training experience
• Night vision goggle experience
• 2,500 hours of total flight time
• Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
• Proficiency with Learning Management Systems and other planning systems (e.g. Visual Planning)
• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese language(s)

Responsibilities

• Deliver pilot ground and simulator training for helicopter pilots seeking initial transition or recurrent training on Airbus Helicopters models.
• Conduct detailed pre-briefs and de-briefs with trainees to reinforce training objectives
• Evaluate and measure trainee progress and recommend for qualification or additional training
• Complete accurate customer training records as required.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date course materials and lesson plans to support customer training objectives/requirements
• Monitor industry safety trends and best practices; recommend and prepare future course offerings accordingly
• Maintain Instructor qualifications and records in accordance with applicable regulatory/company requirements
• Adhere to all company and regulatory requirements applicable to flight training activities (e.g. TSA, ITAR, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED