Are you looking to use your pilot experience to support and protect heroes? Join us! As a Sr Pilot, you will lead complex missions and provide strategic direction in operational planning and execution. You will oversee junior pilots, ensure adherence to safety and regulatory standards, and perform advanced piloting duties in various scenarios including experimental test flights and special mission training. Your role involves significant leadership responsibilities and direct contribution to the success of high-stakes missions. The Senior Pilot brings extensive ISR mission experience, leveraging advanced aviation, surveillance, and mission execution capabilities to support operational objectives.
The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.
Responsibilities:
Lead and execute complex flight missions across diverse operational environments.
Supervise and mentor junior pilots, ensuring their continuous professional development.
Perform missions including, but not limited to, casualty evacuation, maritime patrol, and experimental test flights.
Ensure mission readiness through detailed planning, risk assessment, and coordination.
Use ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) flight experience, including planning and executing missions that support intelligence gathering, target identification, surveillance operations, and real-time mission coordination.
Demonstrates experience supporting intelligence and surveillance objectives.
Shows ability to operate in high-pressure and time-sensitive environments.
Enhances situational awareness and threat assessment capabilities.
Monitor and enforce compliance with safety protocols and aviation regulations.
Serve as the primary point of contact for mission-critical communication and coordination.
Review and analyze flight data and mission outcomes for continuous improvement.
Facilitate training programs and drills to maintain a high state of preparedness.
Liaise with engineering teams to address and resolve technical issues.
Participate in strategic planning and operational decision-making processes.
Qualifications You Must Have:
Please list hours per airframe on submitted resume. Candidates with only rotary wing or single engine hours will not be considered for this role.
Minimum of 6+ years of current pilot experience
Minimum of 2,500 / 3,000 hours of total flight time **(with/without IP qualifications below)
Includes 1,500 / 2000 multi-engine turbine hours for such aircraft
At least 1,500 / 2,000 hours as PIC including 1,000 / 1,500 hours as PIC in type or similar aircraft
Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and/or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certification with instrument and multi-engine rating without limitations.
FAA issued Class II Medical Certificate.
Able to pass a FAA/Military Pilot Background Check and mandatory drug and alcohol screen.
A minimum of 1500 hours total fixed-wing as pilot-in-command (PIC) time in a multi-engine turbo prop aircraft, jet aircraft or combination thereof in aircraft with GTOW 12,500 or greater.
Able to meet current DoD and Combatant Command requirements for deployed locations.
Willing to deploy OCONUS on an approximate 60/30 rotation.
Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities.
Extensive knowledge of advanced aviation systems and regulations.
A Current/Valid US…