UAS Flight Instructor (Shadow RQ-7B)

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UAS Flight Instructor (Shadow RQ-7B)

Arizona, United States 4 hoursago - Be the first to apply CONTINGENT POSITION

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Pinnacle is seeking a UAS Flight Instructor (Shadow RQ-7B) to support our Services business area. Pinnacle, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, is a leading innovator, developer, and provider of defense and aerospace products and services.

Pinnacle fosters a work-hard, play-hard corporate culture, with many opportunities for advancement and career progression in a fast-paced organization that is experiencing exponential growth.

Pinnacle has been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018! While Pinnacle offers competitive, traditional benefits, we are excited about the recent implementation of an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)!

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Individuals serving as flight instructors (Shadow RQ-7B) are required to provide flight and simulation instruction in support of the US Armys UAS Training Battalion located at Ft Huachuca, AZ.

Duties and responsibilities include :

1) Develops; tests; maintains; and delivers moderately complex flight and simulations training programs; typically 90% of daily effort.

2) Establishes and reviews course content as required.

3) Maintains records of training activities; participant progress; and flight information.

4) Updates course documentation on a regular basis to ensure timeliness and relevance, as required.

5) May provide leadership and evaluation for other instructors, as assigned.

6) Stays current with new training; educational; and multimedia technologies.

7) Maintains current knowledge (currency) of all equipment and software utilized by our customer to provide training.

8) Participates in special projects within the scope of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), on a limited and / or rotational basis.

9) May be required to operate / instruct any of the customer's UAS platforms, based on customers training throughput (surge)

10) Must be able to work all shifts and / or modified split shifts.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

1) Must have at least four years operational flying (post initial qualification) experience within the last five years.

2) Must have at least 200 hours on the Shadow 200 V2 UAS, 20 hours of which, must be as an Aircraft Commander (AC) in Shadow.

3) Must have System qualification / verification :

• either Army Qualification Certificates, DD214, DA 7122)
• or OEM and DCMA for OEM qualified. For OEM : DCMA (1821, 2628 stating qualifications)
• for contractors who have both Army and civilian qualifications, Mil forms and DCMA stating qualifications is preferred.

4) Must have been AC designated / verified via DD form 759, or DCMA / OEM.

5) Must be able to obtain and maintain a flight physical per AR 95-20.

6) Must be able to satisfactorily complete all evaluations per AR 95-20 to include :

TRADOC instructor evaluations

Oral academic evaluations

No-notice evaluations

Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES) evaluations

Proficiency Flight evaluations (PFEs)

Standardization Flight Evaluations (SFE)

7) Strong interpersonal, coaching and team building skills

8) Excellent written and verbal communication skills

9) Experience with the U.S. Army Aviation or other Government contracting agencies

10) Must be able to ascend and descend stairs; stand for an extended period of time up to at least 50 minutes and walk at least 100 meters across uneven or unpaved surfaces

11) Must be a US Citizen 12) Rotational shift work is required; typically 24 / 5 coverage, with rotations and shift hours based on work section requirements.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE PREFERENCES :

1) Recency of flight : 12 hours as AC within the last 12 months

2) Instructor / Operator (IO) designation, earned at either Ft. Huachuca or certified by Army Aviations Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES)

3) Prior TRADOC experience; Instructor / Operator hours in training environment preferred; multi-platform quals preferred

4) Prior deployment and operation of the platform applying to instruct

5) Familiarity with ISO- certified Quality Management System

6) Current active US Secret Clearance

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS :

High School Graduate, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, or work / military experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

1) Must obtain a Class II Flight Physical prior to employment and be able to maintain a Class II flight physical per AR 95-20.

2) Must be able to satisfactorily complete all evaluations to include TRADOC instructor evaluations per 2 / 13th Aviation Regiment SOPs, and oral academic evaluations, no-notice evaluations, DES, PFEs, and SFE per AR 95-20.

3) Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance if required

4) Travel up to 10% required possible

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Pinnacle Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans. Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.

is an AAP / EEO / VEVRRA equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, gender, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

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Career page as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling (25 or by sending an email to @PinnacleSolutionsInc.com.