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Textron

Aerospace, defense, industrial products, financing

Fighter Pilot

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Full-timeArizona, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Previously served as a Department of Defense tactically trained fighter pilot.
  • Previously qualified as a 4-ship or division flight lead.
  • Have 700 hours of pilot-in-command time in any fixed-wing Department of Defense-owned or operated fighter aircraft.
  • Have 100 hours of pilot-in-command time at night.
  • Have logged 100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the past 12 months.
  • Hold a current FAA First Class Medical Certificate.
  • Hold an FAA Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single Engine Land privileges.
  • Hold a Secret security clearance and be a U.S. citizen.
  • For the specific Air Force contract, have 1,200 total pilot-in-command hours in a tactical military aircraft.
  • For the specific Air Force contract, have been current in a tactical fighter aircraft within the last five years.

Responsibilities

  • Fly the Dassault Mirage F1 in support of U.S. Air Force training and readiness missions, including 5th Generation Fighter operational and conversion syllabus, continuation training, and large force employment missions.
  • Conduct flight operations from Luke AFB or deployed locations and deploy as required.
  • Employ ATAC fighter aircraft throughout their flight envelope as surrogate adversaries for U.S. Air Force aircrew or 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; complete flight debriefings and attend mass debriefings.
  • Adhere to training rules and pre-briefed maneuvering restrictions.
  • Collect and disseminate lessons learned.
  • Complete necessary ground training before flights.
  • Deploy as required to support mission requirements.
  • Act as, or support the individual responsible for, pilot scheduling, training, standards and evaluation, safety, or other program-management duties as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • USAF Weapons Instructor Course graduate or USAF adversary-qualified.
  • USNFWS, NAWDC, or TOPGUN graduate.
  • Test Pilot School graduate.
  • Department of Defense military instructor-pilot qualification.
  • Mission commander qualification.
  • Military or civilian flight examiner qualification.
  • Functional check flight pilot qualification.
  • Night-vision-goggle instructor or crew resource management instructor qualification.
  • FAA Certified Flight Instructor (Instrument) certificate.
  • Familiarity with the Department of Defense Commercial Air Services industry.
  • FAA Authorized Experimental Aircraft privileges.
  • Department of Defense Safety School or Board President Course graduate.
  • Squadron command experience.
  • Active fighter flying experience.

About the Company

Textron

Aerospace, defense, industrial products, financing

Textron is a diversified industrial group spanning aerospace, defense, industrial manufacturing, and financial services. Its segments include Textron Aviation (Beechcraft, Cessna, Hawker aircraft), Bell helicopters, Textron Systems (unmanned systems and other defense products), and Industrial (components for automotive and aerospace industries), with financing available for buyers of its aircraft and helicopters. Revenue comes from selling aircraft, defense and industrial products, plus aftermarket services like maintenance, repair, overhaul and training. The company differentiates itself through an integrated global network that delivers end-to-end solutions—from design and manufacture to maintenance and financing—for governments, corporations, and individuals, with the goal of keeping air, land, and sea assets ready and capable worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Providence, RI
Founded
1923

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