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Sierra Nevada Corporation

Government / Defence / Aerospace

United States | N. America

Deputy Chief Pilot - Various Aircraft

NTR

VARIOUS

VARIOUS AIRCRAFT

Employment - Permanent

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Minimum requirements

PIC time

2000 hours

Type rating

Not required (Training Provided)

Flight time notes

Large jet transport aircraft experience
A minimum of 2000 hours total fixed-wing as pilot-in-command (PIC) time in a multi-engine aircraft, jet aircraft or combination thereof in aircraft with GTOW 12,500 or greater
Note: PIC for this purpose is defined as Captain/Aircraft Commander of record, not simply the sole manipulator of the controls. SNC considers only pilot time in fixed wing aircraft toward minimum qualifications. This does not include simulator, helicopter, flight engineer, bombardier, navigator, RIO, EWO, WSO, NFO, or Special Crew.

Preferred time

Flight Test Pilot UM/DER with familiarity to 14 CFR Part 25 regulations
Graduate of recognized Test Pilot School

License

CPL, IR, ME

Lic. Authority

FAA

Medical

Class 1

Covid-19 vaccination

Not specified

Additional requirements

Typically 14 or more years of relevant experience
Ability to pass a FAA/Military Pilot Background Check and mandatory drug and alcohol screen
Experience with complex ground and flight test programs
Experience with 14 CFR Part 25 testing and/or Military Systems testing
Ability to travel up to 25%
Ability to Obtain and Maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred

FAA issued Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP)
Experience leading large, multi-discipline teams
Experience with utilizing complex instrumentation data acquisition packages
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense, NASA or US Military

Equal opportunity employer

Sierra Nevada Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.