AH64E Instructor Pilot

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct initial ATP integration, continuation training, Initial Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC), and Aircraft Qualification Training (AQT).
• Evaluate employee and customer crewmembers based on US Army ATM and MNG Modernization Training Plan requirements.
• Deliver academic and hands-on performance training, including AH-64E and gunnery instruction in classroom and flight settings.
• Provide flight instruction in aircraft and flight training devices, covering contact, basic instrument, and basic combat skills training to US Army standards.
• Maintain Individual Aircrew Training Folders (IATF) with current training, currency, and readiness entries.
• Train and evaluate Aviation pilots in the AH-64E aircraft according to US Army ATM and unit ATP guidelines.
• Support the development and execution of an Aviation Aircrew Training Program as per customer guidance.
• Verify and confirm the currency and completeness of all required flight training publications.
• Conduct and evaluate individual readiness level progression tasks, including instrument flight tasks during day, night, NVS, NVG, and IFR conditions.
• Prepare crewmembers for realistic mission training flight maneuvers under local environmental conditions, including dust landings and desert-specific weather training.
• Provide aircrew proficiency training in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) within and outside controlled airspace under FAA and/or ICAO flight rules.
• Attend meetings as required by customers and provide training and mission planning input to weekly scheduling meetings.
• Act as an ATP mentor within company and battalion standardization teams, including Master Gunner training and mentorship.
• Provide guidance and mentorship for field exercises at tenant locations.
• Perform IP duties at offsite locations based on customer needs.

Qualifications and Experience

• Associate's degree or higher is required due to visa requirements.
• Successful completion of the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development’s Qualification Verification Program (QVP) is mandatory for employment in Saudi Arabia.
• Must have been qualified as a pilot in command with 1,000 hours.
• Graduate of the AH-64 Instructor Pilot Course (IPC)/Methods of Instruction (MOI) course at an authorized * Army Aviation Proponent School or an IP equivalency evaluation administered by a standardization instructor pilot (SP) selected by the Directorate of Evaluations and Standardization (DES) is required.
• Qualified on the AH-64E Series Aircraft is required.
• Master Gunner course qualification is preferred; Master Gunner experience at the battalion or brigade level is recommended.
• Minimum of 1500 total flight hours (total time).
• Minimum of 500 flight hours Instructor Pilot time.
• Minimum of 250 flight hours NVS/NVG.
• FAA Commercial Pilot certificate is required.
• FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is recommended.
• Successful completion of the FAA Class II Flight Physical upon hire, and annually thereafter, is required.
• Work Type
• This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, requiring over 10 years of relevant experience.