Md530 Standardization Pilot

Job Code:
**3963**

**System Studies & Simulation, Inc** (**S³, Inc.) is a woman owned small business founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistics services to US Department of Defense, other US Government Agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with Government requirements.**

**S³ has 3 wholly owned subsidiaries: KBFS- provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to Government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I- OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and, GLSS- SCA/CBA contract aviation.**

**_ S3 _**Arabia is seeking an MD530 Standardization Pilot** **to support our aviation programs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.**

Responsible for performing duties as an Instructor Pilot in the MD530 Aircraft. Conduct initial and concurrent training and evaluation of customer and pilots in accordance with approved Aircrew Training Manual (ATM) requirements. Conduct academic and hands-on performance training and administer evaluations to ensure pilot proficiency and standardization of training. Responsible for maintaining Individual Aircrew Training Folders (IATF), and completing required training, currency, and readiness entries in accordance with the Commander’s Aircrew Training Program and local directives.

Conducts MD530 Aircraft specific ground school instruction in a classroom environment, providing basic instrument instruction in the aircraft, and performing flight training duties in contact, basic instrument, and basic combat skills training to Army standards IAW government approved ATM, FTG, and POI requirements. Instruction may include any combination of Individual or Group instruction in an academic classroom environment and or aircraft. Additionally, It is preferred that applicant have experience in attack and/or observation/aero-scout mission operations and must have completed a course of instruction for IPs at an authorized Aviation Proponent School.

**Responsibilities**:

- Train and evaluate Aviation pilots in the MD530 Aircraft in accordance with the approved Aviation ATM and specific unit ATP guidelines.
- Develop an Aviation Aircrew Training Program in accordance with customer guidance.
- Verify and confirm that all required flight training publications are current and complete.
- Conduct and evaluate individual readiness level progression tasks during day, night, and night vision goggle (NVG) flight conditions. Also, complete appropriate RL Progression Tasks under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
- Prepare pilots through realistic mission training flight maneuvers under local environmental conditions to include dust landings, and weather specific desert training.
- Provide aircrew proficiency training in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) in and outside controlled airspace under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and/or international Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules.
- Attend meetings as required with Customer(s).
- Recommend aviation instructor pilot appointments to customer leadership.
- As a member of the Aviation Safety Council, attend regularly scheduled Aviation Safety Council meetings as required.
- Attend and provide training and mission planning input to the weekly Operations meeting.
- Responsible for providing direct interface and daily status reports as required between staff for training status, mission assignments, mission planning, and crew status.
- Assist in Maintenance Test Flights as required.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Must have performed duties as a Pilot in Command.
- Graduate of a course of instruction for Instructor Pilots at an authorized Aviation Proponent School or successful completion of the US Army Directorate of Evaluation and
- Standards (DES) quivalency evaluation (Course Challenge).
- Qualified in the MD500 Series Aircraft (or Army Rotary Wing Equivalent).
- Minimum of 1500 total flight hours (Total Time).
- Minimum of 300 flight hours Instructor Pilot Time.
- Minimum of 250 flight hours NVS/NVG Time.
- Successfully pass the Army or FAA Class II Flight Physical upon hire, and annually thereafter required.
- Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training._