Senior Instructor Pilot | F/A-18E/F

Position Summary

The Senior Instructor Pilot provides flight, simulator, and academic instruction to military pilots operating F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornet aircraft. This is a long-term international assignment in Kuwait, supporting military flight training and standardization.

Schedule

• First shift; 100% onsite at the assigned Kuwait air base
• Long-term international assignment of up to five years
• Additional U.S.-based training and occasional professional travel may be required

Responsibilities

• Conduct aircraft, simulator, and academic instruction for qualification and advanced tactical courses
• Teach air-to-air, air-to-ground, refueling, and day/night operations
• Develop training materials, syllabi, standards, and evaluations
• Coordinate customer training schedules and report sortie and simulator metrics
• Complete required F/A-18 Block III differences or transition training

Requirements

• Minimum 800 PIC and/or Instructor Pilot hours in F/A-18 or equivalent fighter aircraft
• Minimum eight years of military flying experience
• Current F/A-18 NATOPS or equivalent qualification
• Pilot wings from an approved U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force undergraduate pilot training program
• Completion of an approved U.S. military high-performance fighter certification program
• Compliance with CNAF-M 3710.7, recurrent swim physiology and hypoxia training, and ejection-seat anthropometric requirements
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance, including clearance active within the previous 24 months; U.S. citizenship required
• Must satisfy U.S. export-control eligibility and employer conflict-of-interest requirements
• Must be able to obtain necessary work visa and satisfy host-country cultural, labor, and immigration requirements
• Employment contingent upon Kuwait immigration quota availability
• Employer does not sponsor employment visa status

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• International assignment benefits
• Eligible health, retirement, life and disability insurance, and paid leave programs

Application Deadline

• October 21, 2026