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PeopleTec

Defense contractor: engineering, cybersecurity, program support.

H-1 Aviation Subject Matter Expert

Full-TimeDeadline 10/6/27
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Huntsville, AL, USA
In PersonConsideration for a location near the customer training site; travel approximately 25%, with additional travel around test events.
Aerospace EngineeringAviation Operations & Aircraft Maintenance
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Eight or more years of relevant aviation experience; qualified H-1 pilot (AH-1Z or UH-1Y) with fleet experience within the last five years. Demonstrated H-1 expertise may be considered regardless of total years of experience.
  • Working knowledge of H-1 training and readiness requirements, flight manual procedures, and standardized cockpit and radio communications.
  • Experience operating H-1 flight simulators from the instructor/operator station.
  • Ability to translate H-1 procedures and training requirements into clear, testable requirements for engineering teams.
  • Willingness to participate in speech recording, system evaluation, and simulator testing.
  • Ability to travel approximately 25%, with additional travel around test events.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • Completion of military flight training and designation as an H-1 pilot (AH-1Z or UH-1Y).
Responsibilities
  • Define H-1 cockpit commands, terminology, procedures, and training requirements for use in the AI system.
  • Develop and review training scenarios and doctrinal content to ensure they accurately reflect H-1 training requirements.
  • Evaluate AI-generated answers, scenarios, and voice-command behavior for accuracy, safety, and alignment with approved procedures.
  • Operate the flight simulator during factory, on-site, operational assessment, and acceptance testing, and document deficiencies from the pilot/instructor perspective.
  • Provide speech data and instructor feedback to support model training, evaluation, and improvement.
  • Work with engineers and customer personnel to refine system capabilities, training materials, assessment methods, and after-action review products.
Desired Qualifications
  • Instructor pilot or weapons and tactics instructor qualification; simulator instructor experience.
  • Experience with joint fires coordination and close air support procedures.
  • Prior work on training device development, scenario authoring, or courseware with an engineering team.
  • Comfort using AI tools day to day and interest in shaping how an AI instructor should behave.
  • A bachelor's degree; equivalent relevant military or professional experience may substitute for a degree.

About the company

PeopleTec is an employee-owned defense contractor in Huntsville that delivers engineering, cybersecurity, and program support services to the U.S. defense and civilian federal sectors. Its offerings include systems engineering, software development, test and evaluation, mission operations support, logistics, and a modeling/simulation group plus rapid prototyping in systems integration labs. The company operates by integrating engineering analysis, software/hardware development, rigorous testing, and lifecycle management to support defense programs from concept through deployment. It differentiates itself through its employee-owned structure, end-to-end program lifecycle capabilities, and a strong emphasis on modeling/simulation and rapid prototyping within government channels. Its goal is to help warfighters and federal agencies stay ready and effective by providing dependable, technically skilled services across the full spectrum of defense programs.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Huntsville, Alabama

Founded

2005

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What believers are saying

  • AIMS-D already carries $1.9 million obligations and a five-year ordering period.
  • COMET expands PeopleTec into intelligence and foreign-materiel exploitation work across multiple domains.
  • 2026 awards and hiring show demand for cleared engineers, testers, and software developers.

What critics are saying

  • PeopleTec sued Radiance Technologies on March 25, 2026, signaling persistent talent-and-IP warfare.
  • One customer concentration shock from MDA or DIA would crush revenue within months.
  • Single-award federal IDIQs invite recompetes; losing AIMS-D would expose the core business.

What makes PeopleTec unique

  • PeopleTec won MDA’s $48.1 million AIMS-D IDIQ on February 11, 2026.
  • PeopleTec became a prime on DIA MSIC’s $14 billion COMET IDIQ in September 2026.
  • Employee-owned Huntsville contractor specializes in cleared missile-defense engineering, modeling, and software talent.

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6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
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