P-3 Flight Engineer Instructor - Homeland Security

Team Carney • Jacksonville, FL

42d • Remote

About The Position

This P-3 Flight Engineer Instructor position supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the area of Support Services. The mission-critical program provides comprehensive training, safety, standards, curriculum development, and technical modernization services to ensure national border security agents can operate safely and effectively. The P-3 Orion is a complex, long-range patrol aircraft critical to border tracking. As a Flight Engineer Instructor, you ensure that the crews operating these aircraft have absolute mastery over fuel, propulsion, and emergency systems, ensuring they return home safely from every mission.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of recent experience as a P-3 Flight Engineer Instructor (must have taught within the last 2 years).
• Deep, comprehensive knowledge of the P-3 Orion’s engines, avionics, systems, and emergency operations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background suitability check.

Nice To Haves

• FAA Flight Engineer Certificate or military equivalent qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach aircraft systems (Fuel, Hydraulics, Propulsion, Electrical, CRM) in classroom and flight simulator environments.
• Objectively assess student proficiency in flight operations, weight and balance calculations, and emergency checklists.
• Program and direct realistic flight training scenarios in the P-3 Operational Flight Simulator (OFS).
• Assist in developing and updating study guides, grading criteria, flight scenario logs, and academic exams.
• Create and maintain system quizzes and exams, grading and uploading completed quizzes and exams to the secure tracking and reporting portal.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision options (BCBS CareFirst), plus HSA and FSA.
• 401(k) with corporate match, and fully paid life and disability insurance.
• Generous PTO, 11 paid federal holidays, and 6 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Up to $5,000 annually in tuition assistance or student loan repayment, plus $200/year "Get Out and Learn" and $200/year "Get Out and Run" micro-benefits.

What This Job Offers

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