Contract Instructor Pilot

LB&B Associates; Port Hueneme (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Contract Instructor Pilot to lead training for E-2C/D aircraft. This role involves instructing students in simulator events, evaluating aircrew performance, and ensuring compliance with training requirements. Ideal candidates will have extensive flying experience and instructor qualifications, including a Bachelor's degree and a Top Secret Clearance. Join a dynamic team dedicated to excellence in aviation training, where your expertise will shape the future of aircrew readiness and tactical operations.

Qualifications

• Must obtain instructor certification and a Top Secret Clearance.
• Minimum 800 flying hours in the E-2 or C-2 aircraft required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct instructor-led training and evaluate student performance.
• Provide academic instruction and maintain training curriculum.

Skills

Instructor Certification

Tactical Command and Control (TAC C2)

Air Intercept Communications (AIC)

Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)

Offensive Counter-Air/Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (OCA/SEAD)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Interactive White Boards

Computers

Video Projector Systems

Job description

E2 CIP, NAVAL AVIATOR (PILOT)

Job Description – Contract Instructor Pilot (CIP)

30 hours minimum per week.

CIPs for the E-2C 2F110 OFT, the E-2D 2F210 OFT, and the E-2D 2F211 APT shall instruct students in the cockpit as required during simulator events.

CIPs shall successfully demonstrate the ability to instruct, interact, and evaluate aircrew performance for all flight scenarios and provide instantaneous feedback regarding tactical employment and safety-related decisions.

CIPs must have the tactical expertise required to provide accurate simulation instruction of all current and future mission areas executed by the E-2C/D crew to meet Air Combat Training Continuum (ACTC) training requirements of the ACCLWS, in alignment with the CAEWWS Manual. This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Warfare Commander decisions and communications
2. Tactical Command and Control (TAC C2)
3. Air Intercept Communications (AIC)
4. Strike Warfare
5. Carrier Strike Group Air Defense
6. Maritime Employment
7. Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)
8. Offensive Air Support (OAS)
9. Airspace Management
10. Offensive Counter-Air/Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (OCA/SEAD)
11. Combat Identification (CID)
12. Controlled Approaches
13. Survivability

Principal Duties and Essential Job Functions:

• Conduct scheduled Instructor-led/supported training for Training Device and Systems Training (including briefs and debriefs) using traditional and modern tools such as interactive white boards, computers, and video projector systems.
• Evaluate student training/mission performance as required.
• Provide classroom instruction and recommendations for improvement, to include tests and test materials, lesson plans, and trainee guides under the guidelines of current directives.
• Provide academic instruction to include Instructor-led lecture discussion for Crew Resource Management (CRM), Instrument Ground School (IGS), etc., and self-paced Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) and Computer Based Training (CBT) in support of courses required for each platform.
• Assist with simulator and training device inspections and certification programs and other special projects, as required, to include mishap re-creation and testing.
• Conduct training device operation instruction to personnel as necessary, to include briefing, debriefing, and grading/assessments.
• Other weapons system specific support responsibilities, as listed in appendices.
• Evaluate and record trainer performance IAW established criteria.
• Maintain, assess, and recommend improvements to mission scenarios for effectiveness and currency.
• Review curriculum, assess and recommend improvements to the training program via the appropriate training management officials.
• Perform as NATOPS Instrument Evaluators, Assistant NATOPS Instructors (ANI), AW and EW instructors. Contract Instructors may be designated as a NATOPS Instrument Evaluator or Assistant NATOPS Instructor per OPNAVINST 3710.7 SERIES. Refer to OPNAVINST 3710.7 SERIES for definitions of responsibilities, assignments, qualifications, cognizant authority for designations, and annual requirements for certifications.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Must obtain instructor certification in the platform(s) to which assigned.
• Must obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Contract Instructor Pilot (CIP)

• Qualifications: A CIP shall have the following qualifications: Must be or have been an E-2 Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) qualified pilot or have been an E-2 simulator instructor (pilot) within the previous five (5) years. A CIP must have been designated a Carrier Aircraft Plane Commander (CAPC) in the E-2 or Carrier Transport Plane Commander (CTPC) in the C-2 (i.e., level 300 ACTC qualification or greater). Must not have had any punitive actions on their record that resulted in termination of their flight status (i.e., Field Naval Aviator Evaluation Board (FNAEB) resulting in a type B classification). Must have a minimum of 800 flying hours in the E-2 or the C-2 aircraft and possess a Bachelor’s degree.
• A CIP should have the following preferred qualifications: Must be or have been an E-2/C-2 NATOPS Instructor qualified pilot within the previous five (5) years, or have been an E-2/C-2 simulator instructor pilot within the previous five (5) years.
• Attained the following tactical designations:
• Instructor CAPC in the E-2 (i.e., Level 3i ACTC [formerly level 400 ACTC qualification, prior to 2019])
• Element lead in the E-2 (i.e., level 400 ACTC qualification)
• E-2 Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) (i.e., level 500 ACTC qualification)

Employer is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected factor by country, regional, or local law.