The Primary training site is at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, while travel may be required to include, but not limited to, attending NATOPS and safety-related conferences on behalf of the customer.

This is a Long-Term Assignment to Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait for up to 5 years. Relocation/assignment benefits to the international location will be provided.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provides flight, simulator, and academic instruction to KAF pilots in customer-owned F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft
• Conducts familiarization, qualification, upgrade, standardization, flight, and ground instruction in support of customer courses ranging from CAT I to advanced training, including air-to-air gunnery, air-to-ground strike, day/night in-flight refueling, and day/night low-level training
• Maintains aircrew training materials and courseware
• Assists the customer operations and training staff in development of aircrew instructional philosophy, syllabi, evaluation criteria, and approaches for standardizing training materials, delivery, and training standards
• Performs as Subject Matter Expert for courseware maintenance support
• Assists the KAF in building aircraft, employment, and weapons briefings to support KAF continuation training
• Establishes qualifications and training standards
• Job requires completion of appropriate KAF F/A-18 Block III differences training or transition in the aircraft
• Act as a liaison between Boeing and Boeing subcontractor personnel on administrative matters related to tasks ranging from residency and immigration actions to Base access.
• Interface with the end customer (Kuwait Air Force) on pilot and ground training specialist scheduling and availability and communicate time-sensitive information across the in-country F-18 Contractor Instructional Services team.
• Provide the site manager with sortie and simulator completion metrics and status of qualifications on a monthly basis.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 750 hours+ Pilot-In-Command and/or Instructor Pilot time in the F/A-18 aircraft or equivalent fighter aircraft
• Current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification
• Compliance with CNAF-M 3710.7 standards, including required recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training, and meeting F/A-18 anthropometric requirements for ejection-seat aircraft

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• A combination of F/A-18C and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet experience or equivalent
• F/A-18 Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot or equivalent
• F/A-18 Division Lead or equivalent
• Top Gun Weapons and Tactics Instructor or equivalent
• Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Instructor

Long-term Assignment details:

• Candidate must be able to obtain a work visa, depending on requirements of the country
• Candidate must be able to meet the cultural requirements of the country, as applicable
• Employment is contingent on the candidate s ability to satisfy all labor and immigration formalities of the country

Desired Candidate Profile

• 750 hours+ Pilot-In-Command and/or Instructor Pilot time in the F/A-18 aircraft or equivalent fighter aircraft
• Current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification
• Compliance with CNAF-M 3710.7 standards, including required recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training, and meeting F/A-18 anthropometric requirements for ejection-seat aircraft