Shadow Flight Instructor W Apply
- Develops, tests, maintains, and delivers moderately complex flight and simulations training programs; typically, 90% of daily effort.
- Establish and reviews course content as required.
- Maintains records of training activities, participant progress, and flight information.
- Updates course documentation on a regular basis to ensure timeliness and relevance, as required.
- May provide leadership and evaluation for other instructors, as assigned.
- Stays current with new training, educational, and multimedia technologies.
- Maintains current knowledge (currency) of all equipment and software utilized by our customers to provide training.
- Participates in special projects within the scope of the Performance Work Statement (PWS), on a limited and/or rotational basis.
- May be required to operate/instruct any of the customer's UAS platforms, based on customer’s training throughput (surge).
- Must be able to work all shifts and/or modified split shifts.
Requirements
Required:
- Must have at least four years’ operational flying (post initial qualification) experience within the last five years.
- 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.
- 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.
- Must have been AC designated/verified via DD form 759, or DCMA/OEM.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a flight physical per AR 95-20.
- 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).
- Strong interpersonal, coaching and team building skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with the U.S. Army Aviation or other Government contracting agencies.
- Must be able to ascend and descend stairs.
- Stand, bend, overreach and move in unpredictable ways for an extended period of up to at least 50 minutes while instructing.
- Walk at least 100 meters across uneven or unpaved surfaces.
- Must be able to lift to 25 pounds while working on the flight line.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Rotational shift work is required; typically, 24/5 coverage, with rotations and shift hours based on work section requirements.
Preferred:
- Recency of flight: 12 hours as AC within the last 12 months.
- Instructor/Operator (IO) designation, earned at either Ft. Huachuca or certified by Army Aviation’s Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES).
- Prior TRADOC experience; Instructor/Operator hours in training environment preferred; multi-platform quals preferred.
- Prior deployment and operation of the platform applying to instruct.
- Familiarity with ISO- certified Quality Management System.
- Current active US Secret Clearance.
Education Requirement
High School Graduate, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, or work/military experience.
Special Requirements (Certifications, Etc.)
- Must obtain a Class II Flight Physical prior to employment and be able to maintain a Class II flight physical per AR 95-20.
- 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.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance if required.
- Travel up to 10% may be possible.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development
AOC Global Services, LLC is an EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, disability, veteran status, gender or sexual orientation.

