Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor
Airbus, Grand Prairie, TX, United States
Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor
Are you an experienced helicopter pilot with a passion for mentorship and technical excellence? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor to shape the next generation of rotary-wing aviators. Based in our world-class training facility in Grand Prairie, TX, you will utilize state-of-the-art Full Motion Flight Simulator Training Devices to deliver critical transition and recurrent training. If you have 1,500+ PIC hours and a CFII, this is your opportunity to step out of the flight deck and into a premier instructional role with the industry's most advanced technology.
When you join the Airbus Helicopters training team, you're standing among the industry's most respected aviators and subject matter experts. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Pilot, our instructors are more than just teachersthey are the guardians of the Airbus standard. Whether we're debriefing a complex simulator session or analyzing the latest industry safety trends, we operate with a shared mission: ensuring every pilot who leaves our facility is world-class. If you value a culture of continuous feedback and uncompromising excellence, you'll fit right in.
A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.
Your Challenges:
Classroom and Simulator Instruction: 60%
Instructional Design: 20%
Compliance: 20%
Your Boarding Pass:
High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum five (5) years flight experience.
Minimum 1,500 flight hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters, including at least 350 hours as multi-engine helicopter pilot and 150 flight hours as helicopter instructor
Must possess Commercial-Rotorcraft and Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII) certificates (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
Must participate in the company's DOT Drug & Alcohol testing program
Computer proficiency
Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and other web-based programs
Preferred Education/Skills:
BS/BA degree or higher
AS350, EC135, EC145, and/or H145 helicopter experience
FAR Part 142, 135, 121, and/or military training experience
Night vision goggle experience
2,500 hours of total flight time
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
Proficiency with Learning Management Systems and other planning systems (e.g. Visual Planning)
Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese language(s)
Travel Required:
Up to 5% Domestic and International
Citizenship:
Authorized to work in the US
Physical Requirements:
Onsite: 95%
Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Able to see and read helicopter instruments. Able to detect various colors. Requires the ability to conduct training in simulated night conditions. 100%
Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference, vis radio communications or phone and to hear sounds on production floor and in a helicopter including safety warnings or alarms 100%
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Ability to speak during radio communications 100%
Equipment Operation: Must be able to climb into, onto, and out of a helicopter/simulator; able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts; able to use a computer and flight equipment. 95%
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs 25%
Lifting: able to lift up to 30lbs/14kgs. 25%
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools, able to spin a helicopter rotor during pre-flight checks 10%
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer or in aircraft flight decks. 50%
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to check body of aircraft and to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 10%
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor 50%
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice 5%
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 25%
Environment: able to enter and exit from the Flight Simulator via a ramp; Move between the Instructor station and pilot/observer seats within the Flight Simulator; Evacuate from the Flight Simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude (in the event of a severe malfunction or emergency). 100%
Height and weight: Must be in a range to operate safely the aircraft. No interference with the flight controls. 100%
Manual dexterity: Reach and manipulate numerous screens, buttons, switches, and controls within the Flight Simulator. 100%
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Flight Helmets, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Take your career to a new level and apply online now!
A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Employment Type: US - Direct Hire
Experience Level: Professional
Remote Type: On-site
Job Family: Training support & services
Are you an experienced helicopter pilot with a passion for mentorship and technical excellence? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor to shape the next generation of rotary-wing aviators. Based in our world-class training facility in Grand Prairie, TX, you will utilize state-of-the-art Full Motion Flight Simulator Training Devices to deliver critical transition and recurrent training. If you have 1,500+ PIC hours and a CFII, this is your opportunity to step out of the flight deck and into a premier instructional role with the industry's most advanced technology.
When you join the Airbus Helicopters training team, you're standing among the industry's most respected aviators and subject matter experts. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Pilot, our instructors are more than just teachersthey are the guardians of the Airbus standard. Whether we're debriefing a complex simulator session or analyzing the latest industry safety trends, we operate with a shared mission: ensuring every pilot who leaves our facility is world-class. If you value a culture of continuous feedback and uncompromising excellence, you'll fit right in.
A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.
Your Challenges:
Classroom and Simulator Instruction: 60%
Instructional Design: 20%
Compliance: 20%
Your Boarding Pass:
High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum five (5) years flight experience.
Minimum 1,500 flight hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters, including at least 350 hours as multi-engine helicopter pilot and 150 flight hours as helicopter instructor
Must possess Commercial-Rotorcraft and Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII) certificates (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
Must participate in the company's DOT Drug & Alcohol testing program
Computer proficiency
Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and other web-based programs
Preferred Education/Skills:
BS/BA degree or higher
AS350, EC135, EC145, and/or H145 helicopter experience
FAR Part 142, 135, 121, and/or military training experience
Night vision goggle experience
2,500 hours of total flight time
Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
Proficiency with Learning Management Systems and other planning systems (e.g. Visual Planning)
Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese language(s)
Travel Required:
Up to 5% Domestic and International
Citizenship:
Authorized to work in the US
Physical Requirements:
Onsite: 95%
Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Able to see and read helicopter instruments. Able to detect various colors. Requires the ability to conduct training in simulated night conditions. 100%
Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference, vis radio communications or phone and to hear sounds on production floor and in a helicopter including safety warnings or alarms 100%
Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Ability to speak during radio communications 100%
Equipment Operation: Must be able to climb into, onto, and out of a helicopter/simulator; able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts; able to use a computer and flight equipment. 95%
Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs 25%
Lifting: able to lift up to 30lbs/14kgs. 25%
Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools, able to spin a helicopter rotor during pre-flight checks 10%
Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer or in aircraft flight decks. 50%
Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to check body of aircraft and to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 10%
Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor 50%
Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice 5%
Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 25%
Environment: able to enter and exit from the Flight Simulator via a ramp; Move between the Instructor station and pilot/observer seats within the Flight Simulator; Evacuate from the Flight Simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude (in the event of a severe malfunction or emergency). 100%
Height and weight: Must be in a range to operate safely the aircraft. No interference with the flight controls. 100%
Manual dexterity: Reach and manipulate numerous screens, buttons, switches, and controls within the Flight Simulator. 100%
Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Flight Helmets, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Take your career to a new level and apply online now!
A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
Employment Type: US - Direct Hire
Experience Level: Professional
Remote Type: On-site
Job Family: Training support & services