eVTOL Flight Instructor I

Responsibilities:

• Deliver structured ground, simulator, and aircraft training for Pivotal customers and eVTOL pilots
• Conduct pre-flight planning, student briefings, ground lessons, simulator sessions, flight lessons, post-flight debriefs, training analysis, and required reporting
• Support aircraft ground support (AGS) activities at training locations, including aircraft preparation, ground handling coordination, and operational support as needed
• Explain aviation, aircraft systems, safety, and operational concepts in a clear, practical, and customer-focused manner
• Maintain accurate training records, lesson documentation, student progress notes, and required program materials
• Support updates to training content, lesson plans, instructional materials, videos, and scenario-based training resources
• Identify student readiness concerns, training delivery gaps, or safety risks and communicate them through the appropriate channels
• Follow applicable laws, regulations, company procedures, safety standards, and training program expectations while conducting business on behalf of Pivotal
• Work safely and professionally in accordance with established operating procedures, risk controls, and customer training standards

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3+ years of aviation training, flight training, simulation training, ground instruction, or formal instructional program experience
• Experience delivering training in a structured environment, such as classroom, simulator, flight, public safety, OEM, corporate aviation, military, Part 61 or Part 141 training settings
• Strong instructional communication skills, including the ability to brief, teach, coach, assess, and debrief trainees effectively
• Ability to support eLearning content, lesson plans, training aids, videos, scenarios, and other student-facing instructional materials
• Ability to follow established curriculum, training standards, operating procedures, and safety expectations with consistency
• Ability to meet the physical requirements to pilot Pivotal aircraft, including maintaining a fully clothed weight of 190 lbs or less
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic environment while maintaining safety, quality, and training objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• FAA Certified Flight Instructor certificate
• Advanced Ground Instructor, Instrument Ground Instructor or other relevant FAA certificates (or equivalent) or ratings.
• Experience delivering flight, simulator, ground, military, OEM, corporate, public safety, or customer-facing aviation training
• Strong knowledge of aviation safety, risk management, standard operating procedures, and training standardization
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a customer-focused instructional approach
• Strong attention to detail, sound safety judgment, and clear written communication skills
• Ability to work flexible schedules and travel to training locations in California, South Florida, and potentially other locations as business needs require

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