Simulator NSLI Pilot Instructor - Contractor

Sun Country Airlines; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 796,000 - 1,133,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Country Airlines in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Pilot Instructor for NSLI to train pilots in-flight procedures and prepare them for validations. The contractor conducts training in Full Flight Simulators and Flight Training Devices, delivering module-based instruction to Sun Country line pilots.

Candidates must meet strict flight-hour requirements and have held Captain status at a 14 CFR Part 121 carrier. The role is on-site in Minneapolis with per-event compensation.

Qualifications

• 3,000+ total flight hours (TT) and 1,000+ hours as PIC.
• Must have served as Captain at a 14 CFR Part 121 carrier.

Responsibilities

• Instruct pilots and certify completion of training modules.
• Develop module outlines, study materials, and instructional techniques.
• Lead organized briefings and facilitate interactive discussions.
• Adhere to curricula and time slots for each module.
• Set up training materials and manage resources (PowerPoint, manuals, handouts).
• Evaluate pilot performance across normal and non-normal flight phases.
• Promote safety, diversity, and professional conduct.
• Provide thorough debriefs after each module.

Skills

Total Time 3000 TT

PIC 1000+

Captain at Part 121

Job description

Requisition Number: SIMUL003543

• Posted : August 21, 2026
• Full-Time

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Headquarters Minneapolis
2005 Cargo Rd
Minneapolis, MN 55450, USA

Headquarters Minneapolis
2005 Cargo Rd
Minneapolis, MN 55450, USA

We’re not your average airline. We’re agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline, and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Pilot Instructor - NSLI Overview:
Sun Country Airlines is hiring a Pilot Instructor - NSLI to instruct pilots in-flight procedures and techniques and for prepare them for validations and evaluations. The Non-Sonority List Instructor (NSLI) Contractor conducts task and line-oriented training in Full Flight Simulators and Flight Training Devices for Sun Country Airlines line pilots.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide instruction and certifies completion of modules within the flight training segment of the Sun Country Qualification and Continuing Qualification curricula.
• Develop and prepares module outlines, study materials, and instructional techniques as dictated by curriculum and pilot needs.
• Understand the role and responsibilities of being an airline pilot including but not limited to: Pilot in Command and Second in Command duties, roles & responsibilities; Expectations for professionalism, leadership, decision making; Crew Resource and Threat and Error Management; Sun Country company policies and available resources
• Regularly solicit attendees for honest feedback on course critiques
• Present an organized briefing and lead substantive, interactive discussions
• Closely adhere to approved curricula and allotted time slots for each instructional module;
• Manage classroom and training resources; Set-up and breakdown of presentation materials (power point, manuals, white-boards, handouts, etc.)
• Continually demonstrate ability to train and evaluate pilot performance in all phases of flight, including during normal and non-normal situations.
• Embrace diverse people, thinking and styles
• Make safety and security, of self and others, the priority
• Observe pilots’ actions and reactions during the training events to ensure integration of classroom and pre-briefing instruction
• Provide a thorough de-brief to the students on their development at the completion of each of the modules.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicant should be familiar with technology required for the job including, but not limited to:
  • Use of Apple iPad tablet to access instructor syllabus and briefing materials, navigational charts, operating manuals, periodic bulletins, turbulence charts, etc.
  • Establishing internet or cell data connections to access company information and schedules.
  • Use of Power Point, email, and email folders
• The NSLI will be subject to initial, periodic, and random performance reviews both as a pilot and as an instructor during Initial and Continuing Qualification training
• This is a safety sensitive position
• Must have a minimum of 3,000 TT and 1,000 as Pilot in Command
• Must have served as a Captain at a 14 CFR Part 121 Certified Air Carrier

Preferred Qualifications:

• B737 type rating and line pilot experience
• Recent experience as a Simulator Instructor, Simulator Check Airman, or Aircrew Program Designee experience at a 14 CFR Part 121 Certified Air Carrier within the last 24 months

Compensation:

This is a 1099 Contract position that pays $700 per event.

Work Location:

Minneapolis, MN (onsite)

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties:

The above statements are intended to provide a summary of key responsibilities and the anticipated work environment of an accountant. They are not intended to be an all-inclusive listing of job duties. Position expectations may change as the needs, or the requirements of the organization evolve.

AAP/EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Sun Country Airlines respects and values every employee’s contribution to our business. We believe that an important part of our strength comes from our people and their array of perspectives.

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