Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor

Airbus • Grand Prairie, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Are you an experienced helicopter pilot with a passion for mentorship and technical excellence? Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Helicopter Simulator Flight Instructor to shape the next generation of rotary-wing aviators. Based in our world-class training facility in Grand Prairie, TX, you will utilize state-of-the-art Full Motion Flight Simulator Training Devices to deliver critical transition and recurrent training. If you have 1,500+ PIC hours and a CFII , this is your opportunity to step out of the flight deck and into a premier instructional role with the industry's most advanced technology. Meet The Team: When you join the Airbus Helicopters training team, you’re standing among the industry’s most respected aviators and subject matter experts. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Pilot, our instructors are more than just teachers—they are the guardians of the Airbus standard. Whether we’re debriefing a complex simulator session or analyzing the latest industry safety trends, we operate with a shared mission: ensuring every pilot who leaves our facility is world-class. If you value a culture of continuous feedback and uncompromising excellence, you’ll fit right in. Y our Working Environment : A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games. How We Care for You: Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program. Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years flight experience.
• Minimum 1,500 flight hours as pilot-in-command of helicopters, including at least 350 hours as multi-engine helicopter pilot and 150 flight hours as helicopter instructor
• Must possess Commercial-Rotorcraft and Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (CFII) certificates (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
• Must participate in the company's DOT Drug & Alcohol testing program
• Computer proficiency – Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite and other web-based programs
• Authorized to work in the US
• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Able to see and read helicopter instruments. Able to detect various colors. Requires the ability to conduct training in simulated night conditions.
• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference, vis radio communications or phone and to hear sounds on production floor and in a helicopter including safety warnings or alarms
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Ability to speak during radio communications
• Equipment Operation: Must be able to climb into, onto, and out of a helicopter/simulator; able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts; able to use a computer and flight equipment.
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs
• Lifting: able to lift up to 30lbs/14kgs.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools, able to spin a helicopter rotor during pre-flight checks
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer or in aircraft flight decks.
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to check body of aircraft and to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
• Environment: able to enter and exit from the Flight Simulator via a ramp; Move between the Instructor station and pilot/observer seats within the Flight Simulator; Evacuate from the Flight Simulator while the device is in a severely pitched attitude (in the event of a severe malfunction or emergency).
• Height and weight: Must be in a range to operate safely the aircraft. No interference with the flight controls.
• Manual dexterity: Reach and manipulate numerous screens, buttons, switches, and controls within the Flight Simulator.
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Flight Helmets, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA degree or higher
• AS350, EC135, EC145, and/or H145 helicopter experience
• FAR Part 142, 135, 121, and/or military training experience
• Night vision goggle experience
• 2,500 hours of total flight time
• Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate (FAA and/or ICAO member state)
• Proficiency with Learning Management Systems and other planning systems (e.g. Visual Planning)
• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese language(s)

Responsibilities

• Deliver pilot ground and simulator training for helicopter pilots seeking initial transition or recurrent training on Airbus Helicopters models.
• Conduct detailed pre-briefs and de-briefs with trainees to reinforce training objectives
• Evaluate and measure trainee progress and recommend for qualification or additional training
• Complete accurate customer training records as required.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date course materials and lesson plans to support customer training objectives/requirements
• Monitor industry safety trends and best practices; recommend and prepare future course offerings accordingly
• Maintain Instructor qualifications and records in accordance with applicable regulatory/company requirements
• Adhere to all company and regulatory requirements applicable to flight training activities (e.g. TSA, ITAR, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED