UAS/sUAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) Flight Instructor - 15X - NO MEDICAL NEEDED!

Akima; Sierra Vista (AZ); On-site; USD 68,880 - 82,656; Full time

Job summary

Akima is hiring TUAS/sUAS Flight Instructors to support instruction at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Candidates should have documented military UAS qualifications and experience in operating Groups 3-5 UAS.

The role involves imparting crucial flying and operational skills to students while ensuring compliance with Army regulations. A preferred FAA Medical Certificate is a plus, and the position pays an hourly rate of $50.01.

Qualifications

• Documented graduates of a US Military UAS qualification course (Qualified in Groups 3-5).
• Aircraft Commander Designation with 50 hours as AC or 25 sorties.
• Ability to Obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct procedures for takeoff, landing, and tactical employment of UAS.
• Provide instruction on Mission Planning and approval processes.
• Familiarize students with National Airspace and Air Traffic Control phraseology.

Skills

Operational flying experience in Groups 3-5 UAS

Ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance

Knowledge of Army Air Crew Coordination

Education

Documented graduates of a US Military UAS qualification course

Job description

Overview

Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima company, is looking for TUAS/sUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System/Small Unmanned Aircraft System) Flight Instructors to work in Sierra Vista, Arizona, in support of TUAS/sUAS instruction conducted at the 2-13th Aviation Regiment on Fort Huachuca.

This is an SCA position with an hourly rate of $50.01.

FAA Class II or Class III Medical Certificate is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Procedures for takeoff, landing, and tactical employment of Group 1-3 UAS.
• Fundamentals and application of Army Air Crew Coordination.
• Capabilities, emergency procedures, limitations, and system logic of the TUAS/sUAS and its payloads.
• Fundamentals and conduct of TUAS/sUAS Missions with emphasis on route, zone, and area reconnaissance; aerial surveillance; security operations; and employment of the TUAS/sUAS in attack missions.
• Fundamentals of Mission Planning and approval Process to include the METTTC; Risk Assessment; and Performance Planning.
• Concepts and application of Army reporting formats to include SALUTE, SALTW, and BDA reports.
• Familiarity with National Airspace – restricted areas and class D airspace – and Air Traffic Control (ATC) phraseology.
• Configuration of system radios for flight operations and communications relay.
• Application of map reading techniques for UAS Operations.
• Fundamentals of laser safety, different types of lasers on UAS, employment, capabilities, detractors, and effective utilization of lasers during UAS missions.
• Fundamentals of Combat Vehicle Identification and familiarity with major US, Allied, and Threat equipment.
• Concepts and application of military Symbology.
• Fratricide and how to prevent it as a UAS operator through positive identification of targets and situational awareness.
• Familiarity with Joint procedures for Call for Indirect Fire and Laser Designation for a Hellfire missile.
• Familiarity and application of AR 95-1 (Flight Regulations), TC 3-04.61 (UAS Commander’s Guide and ATM - Shadow 200), TC 3-04.3 (Combat Aviation Gunnery), AR 40-8 (Exogenous Factors), and TC 3-04.93 (Aeromedical Training).
• Familiarity with and application of DA PAM 738-751 (TAMMS) and maintenance logbook software.
• Concepts of Decisive Action and how a UAS operates in offensive, defensive, stability, and defense support of civil authorities’ operations.
• Concepts and participants in the Operational Environment (OE). The eight operational variables.
• Fundamentals of the Intelligence Preparation for the Battlefield (IPB) process as a UAS operator.
• Will support the commander’s tactical decision-making by providing information that enhances situational awareness of the operational environment.

Qualifications

• Documented graduates of a US Military UAS qualification course (Qualified in Groups 3-5). Remote Pilot Certificates will not be accepted as SUAS Operator qualification.
• Aircraft Commander Designation with 50 hours as AC or 25 sorties.
• Ability to Obtain Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four years’ operational flying experience in Groups 3-5 UAS.
• 200 hours cumulative live flight and simulator on Groups 3-5 UAS.
• IO/IP Course Graduate for UAS and/or manned aircraft.
• Additional SUAS Qualifications / Experience.
• FAA Class II or Class III Medical Certificate is preferred.

Evaluations

• Instructor evaluations.
• Oral academic evaluations.
• No-notice evaluations.
• Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES) evaluations.
• Proficiency Flight evaluations (PFEs).
• Standardization Flight Evaluations (SFE).