F/A-18 E/F Simulator Instructor

Position Summary:

ESP seeks Part Time F/A-18 E/F Qualified Contract Instructor Pilot (CIP) to provide instruction in associated simulators at NAS Oceana, VA.

Job duties and responsibilities include but not limited to

• Brief/Debrief students under instruction in the classroom and in a motion/non-motion flight simulator environment.
• Lecture in an instructor-led classroom environment.
• Evaluate students under instruction in a flight simulator.
• Operate a full-motion/non-motion flight simulator.
• Prepare executive summaries at the conclusion of a course.
• Manage an assigned course for updates/modifications/recommendations to the Curriculum Development Department.
• Obtain NATOPS qualification as a CSI (contract simulator instructor) and maintain that status annually.
• Administer check rides to students for NATOPS/Instrument qualifications.
• Report to the Site Manager.

Experience:

• This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration. Current TOP SECRET Security Clearance is required.
• A CIP must be or have been an F/A-18 E/F NATOPS qualified Pilot within the preceding two (2) years and a former Weapons School graduate (NAWDC, MAWTS-1, EAWS/HAVOC) with operational experience within the past five (5) years as a:
  • Weapons and Tactics Instructor (Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI))

                  OR

• • Air Interdiction Mission Commander (AIMC).
• A CIP shall have a minimum of one (1) Fleet tour and eight hundred (800) flying hours in the F/A-18 E/F platform.

Education/Certifications (abbreviated list)

• Four-year College degree required.
• Knowledgeable of Department of Defense (DOD) rules and regulations governing aircraft operation.
• Successfully complete NATOPS Open-Book, Closed-Book, and boldface exams annually;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the F/A-18 E/F mission, crew procedures, tactics and threat systems/tactics; aircraft weapons employment, in addition to other areas.
• Renew NATOPS certification with an F/A-18 E/F Pilot qualified to give NATOPS evaluations.

Pay and Benefits

• Starting pay for Full Time CIP – $79.24 Per Hour. Part Time CIP Starting Pay – $76.48 Per Hour
• 4.5% Pay Increase Each December 1st. First Pay Increase, December 1, 2024
• ESP Pays Monthly Premium for Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
• Two (2) Weeks Paid Vacation
• Twenty-Four (24) Paid Sick Days
• $750 Signing Bonus for Part Time personnel.
• $4,000 retention bonus (net) for Full Time CIP at end of each 12 months. Prorated bonus for Part Time CIP(s).

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ESP is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status and other protected characteristics.

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