KC-130 Flight Engineer — Training & Flight Ops Expert

GMRE; Havelock (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Vacation/PTO

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

GMRE is seeking a KC-130 Flight Engineer to support depot flight operations at Fleet Readiness Center East (MCAS Cherry Point, NC). The role requires frequent travel and focuses on safe operation, monitoring, and documentation of aircraft systems during FCFs, acceptance flights, and ferry flights.

The candidate must be a fully qualified KC-130T-30 Flight Engineer with instructor training and aircrew qualifications, ready to operate from a government-designated home station as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be a fully qualified KC-130T-30 Flight Engineer, meet applicable experience prerequisites, successfully complete prescribed instructor training and evaluation requirements, maintain required flight qualifications, and be formally designated as an Instructor Flight Engineer.
• At least 100 hours of total military flight time, (Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Exercises substantial responsibility for the technical competence, standardization, flight safety, and mission readiness of KC-130H/T Flight Engineers.
• Conducts initial, transition, requalification, continuation, upgrade, mission, and remedial training for KC-130T-30 Flight Engineers.
• Provides instruction in aircraft systems, engines, propellers, fuel, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, environmental, fire protection, auxiliary power, and related aircraft systems.
• Instructs aircraft performance computation, takeoff and landing data, cruise control, fuel planning, weight considerations, operating limitations, and aircraft performance monitoring.
• Demonstrates and instructs preflight, through-flight, post-flight, and applicable aircraft inspection procedures.
• Provides instruction in aircraft system operation during normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions.
• Instructs fuel management, fuel transfer, fuel balancing, aerial refueling system configuration, and aircraft system management, as applicable.
• Develops trainee proficiency in malfunction analysis, checklist execution, emergency procedures, technical recommendations, and communication with the Aircraft Commander.
• Observes trainee performance and identifies deficiencies in technical knowledge, procedural compliance, judgment, checklist discipline, situational awareness, and crew coordination.
• Intervenes when trainee actions could result in aircraft damage, exceedance of operating limitations, unsafe system configuration, or degradation of flight safety.
• Conducts preflight briefings, post-flight critiques, technical debriefings, and trainee progress assessments.
• Documents training performance and recommends continuation, additional training, qualification, requalification, advancement, or removal from training.
• Develops and reviews lesson plans, system training materials, training scenarios, examinations, courseware, and training records.
• Participates in standardization conferences, instructor development programs, technical working groups, training review boards, and aircrew training program assessments.
• Maintains expert knowledge of KC-130H/T aircraft systems, technical publications, operating procedures, aircraft performance, and instructional methodology.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Time management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Task prioritization

Stress management

Attendance

MS Office

Flexible hours

Education

KC-130T-30 FE

100 hours flight time

Job description

GMRE is seeking a KC-130 Flight Engineer to support depot flight operations at Fleet Readiness Center East (MCAS Cherry Point, NC). The role requires frequent travel and focuses on safe operation, monitoring, and documentation of aircraft systems during FCFs, acceptance flights, and ferry flights.

The candidate must be a fully qualified KC-130T-30 Flight Engineer with instructor training and aircrew qualifications, ready to operate from a government-designated home station as needed.