Airplane Pilot

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command; Dover Base (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees attached to an Air Force Reserve unit, serving in equivalent Reserve officer positions. This ART Officer role is at 709 AIRLIFT SQ with rank O-5/Lt Col; AFSC: 011M3A.

Flying hours, instructor qualifications and mobility are essential components of eligibility. Expectations include leadership of administrative and flight-instruction activities, readiness planning, and adherence to security and testing policies.

Qualifications

• No specific length of experience required; qualifications hinge on prerequisite training and total flying hours.
• KSAs cover administrative duties, flight instruction, mission planning and safety oversight.
• Must maintain Top-Secret security clearance; travel/mobility and drug testing requirements apply.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and manage flight instruction and mission planning for unit flight operations.
• Analyze unit goals, missions, metrics and policies to support readiness.
• Maintain a rigorous flying safety program and keep training records up to date.

Job description

Air Reserve Technicians are full-time civilian employees who are also members of the Air Force Reserve unit in which they are employed. In addition to their civilian assignments, they are assigned to equivalent positions in the Reserve organization with a Reserve military rank or grade. Appointee's civilian assignments will consist of the following duties.

THIS IS AN AIR RESERVE TECHNICIAN OFFICER POSITION.

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) Officer position located at 709 AIRLIFT SQ with the military rank of O-5/Lt Col, AFSC: 011M3A. For questions concerning military eligibility please contact the Air Force Reserve Qualification Center at 1-800-257-1212.

EXPERIENCE:

No specific length of experience required. The qualifications of Airplane/Helicopter Pilots or Airplane/Helicopter Flight Instructors in an Air Force active duty and Reserve force are directly related to the completion of prerequisite training and number of flying hours rather than years of experience.

GS-13:

Must have logged 1,000 or more total pilot time (i.e., accumulation of primary, secondary, instructor, evaluator, simulator and student time). Must be instructor qualified in unit aircraft. (Note: For position requiring the piloting of fighter jet aircraft (e.g., F-16, A-10, F-15, F-22), each hours as First Pilot and/or Instructor Pilot in a fighter jet aircraft may be counted as two hours of flying time when determining total hours of pilot time or primary and/or instructor pilot time. Training aircraft (T-37/T-38) should be considered when giving double credit but only for those hours in which candidates logged either instructor/evaluator pilot or primary pilot time. Flying hours logged as a student pilot will be credited one-for-one when calculating total time.) Flight hours must be submitted at the time of application.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Accomplishes a variety of administrative duties related to flight instruction and mission accomplishments such as scheduling, squadron operations management, combat mission planning, and training. Analyzes and interprets unit goals, mission, metrics, policies and objectives. Ensure that the unit meets or exceeds readiness requirements and is capable of supporting upgraded/modified/new aircraft as indicated, recommending new or changed programs to maintain wartime capability. Pilot's aircraft and commands crew, operates aircraft controls and equipment. Develops plans and policies, monitors operations, and advises commanders. Conducts a continuous and aggressive flying safety program and maintains a complete file on flying safety matters for the education of all assigned aircrew.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This is an Air Reserve Technician (ART) officer position. The incumbent is required to meet and maintain Air Force Reserve requirements. Work schedule will be aligned to allow the incumbent to fully participate in unit training assemblies. The incumbent's regular assignments are primarily ART duties; however, the incumbent may also be assigned non-ART duties, generally not to exceed 30 percent of total responsibilities. This is an AFRC key management position, in which, the incumbent is required to formulate, determine, and/or influence policies. Must be highly knowledgeable of the AFRC mission and responsibilities. As a designated key position, the term "key" as it is used here relates to the ART program that defines the position as critical to mobilization capability (i.e., formulates, determines or influences policies of the unit to which assigned), and has no relationship to the term "key" as defined in AFI 36-507. This position is designated as a mobility position. Incumbent must be willing to move/transfer to another unit/location on a lateral or promotion basis as directed by HQ AFRC. AFRC command-wide geographic mobility is a condition of employment for all ART Officer positions. The employee must sign a mobility agreement. The incumbent must possess demonstrated leadership and managerial abilities essential to successful accomplishment of responsibilities inherent in this position. The incumbent must obtain and retain a Top-Secret security clearance level designated for the position. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The employee is subject to random drug testing. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing and participation in random drug testing as a condition of employment. Drug Test requirement was modified with AFI 90-508, Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program, 28 August 2014; Certified Current 18 December 2015 which supersedes AFI 44-107, 7 April 2010. Positions covered by this SPD must be reviewed for proper "Testing Designated Position (TDP)" coding to comply with t