A&P Instructor – Hybrid

Thrust Flight LLC; Addison (TX); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrust Institute of Maintenance (TIM) seeks a skilled Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Instructor to join our faculty. The role includes teaching virtually three weeknights and onsite at our Addison, TX location every weekend, shaping the next generation of aviation maintenance professionals.

Minimum qualifications include FAA A&P certificate and aviation maintenance experience; preferred candidates hold a bachelor’s in aviation maintenance, IA, and flight credentials.

Qualifications

• Three years of proven Aviation Maintenance experience, to include any combination of General Aviation, Part 121, Part 135, or Part 145 Experience.
• Hold a current FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.
• Computer literacy and the ability to use computer technology in classroom/lab instruction.

Responsibilities

• Teach A&P concepts to students and promote learning.
• Deliver instruction virtually three nights a week and onsite every weekend.
• Develop and refine department curriculum and assessments.
• Collaborate in development of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments.
• Manage classroom facilities, attendance, and grade records.
• Submit course syllabi and other required documents on time.
• Support and promote the school’s mission and diversity commitments.

Skills

Student interaction

Instructional delivery

Curriculum design

Assessment design

Instruction

Learning objectives

Learning activities

Assessment data analysis

Curriculum development

Pedagogy

Department goals

Office hours/grading

Syllabus administration

Classroom management

Record keeping

Other duties

Diversity & inclusion

Education

FAA Part 65 Airframe & Powerplant certificate

Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Maintenance or related field

Private Pilot’s License or higher with Current 3rd Class Medical or BasicMED

Inspection Authorization (IA)

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Description

Airframe and Powerplant Instructor

Thrust Institute of Maintenance (TIM) is seeking a highly skilled and knowledgeable Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Instructor to join our esteemed faculty team. As an A&P Instructor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of aviation by imparting your expertise and passion for aircraft maintenance to aspiring professionals. The incumbent must be able to teach virtually 3 nights a week and onsite at our Addison TIM location every weekend.

Requirements

• Interacting with students to provide opportunities to learn, creating conditions that facilitate learning, and using techniques and methods that create a high probability that learning will occur.


• Instructional Delivery: Providing clear communication of information and promoting learning through an effective learning environment.


• Instructional Design: Designing, sequencing, implementing, and presenting experiences which promote student learning, and designing, developing, and implementing tools, technologies, and procedures for assessing student-learning outcomes.


• Collaborate in the development and implementation of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments of learning for students.


• Provide effective and high-quality instruction of subject being taught.


• Apply learning-centered educational practices such as creating and communicating clearly-defined outcomes for student learning.


• Provide a diverse array of learning activities that directly tie to those defined outcomes.


• Use assessment data to improve instruction and learning, and participate in an ongoing Campus-Wide dialogue about teaching and learning.


• Develop and refine department curriculum as necessary to maintain currency in pedagogy and content


• Adopt new teaching methodologies as appropriate.


• Implement department, division, and/or institutional goals as assigned.


• Maintain office hours, turn in grades on time, meet assigned classes.


• Submits course syllabi and other required documents on time.


• Manages the classroom facility.


• Keeps accurate attendance and grade records.


• Other Duties as Assigned


• Demonstrate a willingness to embrace and apply the provisions of the school’s mission statement, purpose, philosophy and commitment to diversity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of proven Aviation Maintenance experience, to include any combination of General Aviation, Part 121, Part 135, or Part 145 Experience.


• Hold a current FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.


• Computer literacy and the ability to use computer technology in classroom/lab instruction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Maintenance or another related field.


• Private Pilot’s License or higher with Current 3rd Class Medical or BasicMED.


• Inspection Authorization with Previous General Aviation Experience.


• A demonstrated aptitude for developing course content and teaching in varied modalities: online, synchronous remote, traditional face-to-face, and blended (hybrid) versions of each.

++Required Documents:++

• Resume


• Current FAA Part 65 Airframe and Powerplant certificate

If you are passionate about aviation, possess the necessary qualifications, and are eager to make a difference in the lives of aspiring aerospace professionals, we invite you to join our team at Thrust Institute of Maintenance.