About This Role
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), a Textron Systems business, is recruiting an adversary (Red Air/Aggressor) fighter pilot through the U.S. military SkillBridge programme — open only to transitioning military members within 180 days of separation. The pilot flies ATAC's fighter fleet — the Dassault Mirage F-1, IAI F-21 Kfir, MK-58 Hawker Hunter and AERO Vodochody L-39 Albatros — in live tactical training and readiness missions for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. Flying supports 4th- and 5th-generation fighter operational, conversion and continuation training, surface-fleet pre-deployment work, and large-force employment exercises. Operations run from ATAC's permanent sites (for example Newport News VA, Point Mugu and Fallon NAS in California, Kaneohe Bay MCAS Hawaii, and Eglin/Luke AFB and Alliance-Fort Worth) with deployments as required across CONUS, Hawaii and the Pacific. The role is full-time, onsite and based at Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Employ ATAC fighter aircraft throughout their flight envelope as a surrogate adversary, Red Air, aggressor or close air support pilot for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and USAF aircrew, JTACs, the surface fleet, large-force employment exercises and intercept controllers. Maintain FAA instrument currency, Second Class medical certification, and all adversary mission qualifications and associated currencies, including low-level, dynamic-mission and unlimited air-combat-manoeuvring in the high-G environment. Attend mass briefings, adversary coordination briefings and other pre-flight briefings
- plan and fly adversary missions
- and conduct flight debriefings and mass debriefings. Adhere to all training rules and pre-briefed manoeuvring restrictions, collect and disseminate lessons learned, and complete the necessary ground training before flights. Deploy as required to support mission needs, and act as (or support) the individual responsible for pilot scheduling, training, NATOPS/standards and evaluation, safety, or other program-management duties.
What We Offer
Flexible work scheduleseducation assistancecareer development and training opportunitiesa wellness program including fitness reimbursementmedical, dental, vision and 401(k) with company fundingand paid parental leave.
Requirements
- SkillBridge eligibility: only transitioning military members who are within 180 days of separating from the military may apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, hold a Secret security clearance and will be subject to a government security investigation. Core minimum qualifications: previously a DoD tactically trained fighter pilot
- previously qualified as a 4-ship/division flight lead
- 700 hours pilot-in-command (PIC) of any fixed-wing DoD-owned/operated fighter aircraft
- 100 hours PIC at night
- 100 hours PIC logged in the past 12 months
- a current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate
- and an FAA Commercial certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land privileges. Contract-specific minimums also apply: Navy contracts require 1,000 hours PIC of a military tactical aircraft plus 500 hours PIC of any fixed-wing DoD-owned/operated fighter aircraft
- Air Force contracts require 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 graduate or USAF adversary qualification
- USNFWS/NAWDC/TOPGUN graduate
- Test Pilot School 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
- and squadron command experience.