About This Role
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a Textron Systems business and the world's largest outsourced civilian tactical airborne training organization, is hiring an experienced Fighter Pilot to fly the Dassault Mirage F1 as a surrogate adversary supporting US Air Force training and readiness. The role is based at Luke AFB, Arizona, with deployments as required, and supports 5th-generation fighter operational and conversion syllabus and continuation training missions as well as large-force employment exercises. The position calls for a previously DoD tactically trained fighter pilot with substantial military pilot-in-command experience, current FAA credentials, and a Secret security clearance.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Fly the Dassault Mirage F1 in regular support of US Air Force training and readiness missions, including 5th-generation fighter operational and conversion syllabus and continuation training missions, and support large-force employment missions. Under the Air Force contract, conduct flight operations from Luke AFB or deployed locations, deploying as required. Employ ATAC fighter aircraft throughout their flight envelope as a surrogate adversary for USAF aircrew and large-force employment exercises. Maintain FAA instrument currency, First Class medical certification, adversary mission qualifications and associated mission currencies — including low-level, dynamic-mission, and unlimited air-combat-tactics maneuvering in the high-G environment. Attend mass briefings, adversary coordination briefings and other pre-flight briefings
- plan and fly adversary missions
- accomplish flight debriefings and attend mass debriefings. Adhere to all training rules and pre-briefed maneuvering restrictions, collect and disseminate lessons learned, and complete necessary ground training prior to flights. Additional duties include acting as, or supporting, the individual responsible for pilot scheduling, training, standards & evaluation, safety, or other program management duties as required.
What We Offer
Textron Systems offers flexible work schedules, education assistance, career development and training opportunities, a wellness program with fitness reimbursement, medical, dental, vision and 401(k) with company funding, and paid parental leave.
Requirements
- Minimum qualifications: applicant must be a previously DoD tactically trained fighter pilot who was previously qualified as a 4-ship/division flight lead. Required flight experience includes 700 hours pilot-in-command (PIC) of any fixed-wing DoD-owned or operated fighter aircraft, 100 hours PIC at night, and at least 100 hours PIC logged in the past 12 months. A current FAA First Class Medical Certificate is required, along with an FAA Commercial or ATP certificate carrying Airplane Single-Engine Land privileges. Candidates must hold a Secret security clearance and be a US citizen. Specific Air Force contract qualifications: 1,200 hours total PIC of a tactical military aircraft and currency in a tactical fighter aircraft within the last 5 years. Desired qualifications include USAF Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) graduate and USAF adversary qualification
- USNFWS/NAWDC/TOPGUN graduate
- Test Pilot School (TPS) graduate
- DoD military Instructor Pilot qualification
- Mission Commander qualification
- military or civilian Flight Examiner qualification
- Functional Check Flight pilot qualification
- NVG Instructor and CRM Instructor
- FAA CFI(I) certificate
- familiarity with the DoD Commercial Air Services industry
- FAA Authorized Experimental Aircraft (AEA) privileges
- DoD Safety School or Board President Course graduate
- squadron command experience
- and current, active fighter flying.