Temecula, CA · On-site
$195K - $215K/yr
Mentor and supervise instructor pilots. * Manage simulator and flight training resources ... Provide ground, simulator, and inflight instruction aboard a KC-135R/RG and C-135FR aircraft as ...
Temecula, CA · On-site
$195K - $215K/yr
Mentor and supervise instructor pilots. * Manage simulator and flight training resources ... Provide ground, simulator, and inflight instruction aboard a KC-135R/RG and C-135FR aircraft as ...
Temecula, CA · On-site
$175K/yr
... instructor navigators to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. Additionally, you will provide ground and inflight instruction aboard the C-135FR aircraft. What You'll Do * Design ...
Temecula, CA · On-site
$175K/yr
... instructor navigators to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. Additionally, you will provide ground and inflight instruction aboard the C-135FR aircraft. What You'll Do * Design ...
Temecula, CA · On-site
$175K - $190K/yr
... instructor AROs to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. This role may require you to maintain flight currency and instruct ground and inflight ARO duties aboard a KC-135R and/or ...
Temecula, CA · On-site
$175K - $190K/yr
... instructor AROs to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. This role may require you to maintain flight currency and instruct ground and inflight ARO duties aboard a KC-135R and/or ...
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An Inflight Instructor typically divides their time between conducting hands-on training sessions onboard aircraft, leading classroom-based instruction, and performing administrative tasks such as curriculum development and trainee evaluation. The exact balance can vary by airline and training schedule, but most instructors spend a mix of days in training centers and some in actual aircraft environments, especially when overseeing practical safety drills. This role may also involve occasional travel to different training bases or working with rotating groups of crew members. As part of the inflight training team, instructors regularly collaborate with cabin crew leadership and safety departments to ensure training standards are up to date and consistently applied.
An Inflight Instructor is responsible for training and developing flight attendants to ensure they meet company and regulatory standards. They conduct classroom and hands-on training in safety procedures, customer service, and emergency protocols. Instructors also evaluate performance, provide feedback, and stay updated on aviation regulations. Their role is essential in maintaining high safety and service standards for airline operations.
To thrive as an Inflight Instructor, you need a strong background in aviation operations, in-depth knowledge of safety protocols, and instructional experience, often supported by commercial pilot or flight attendant certification. Familiarity with aircraft training simulators, e-learning systems, and company-specific safety management systems is essential. Excellent communication, coaching abilities, and adaptability enable success in diverse and dynamic onboard training environments. These skills are crucial to effectively train and certify inflight crew, ensuring the highest standards of safety and service for passengers and airline operations.
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$195K - $215K/yr
Full-time
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO
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Company Overview
Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.
Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect.
Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond.
This role sits within the Air Mobility area of Metrea.
Air Mobility Group (AIRMOB) is responsible for developing and delivering Metrea’s aerial refueling (AAR) capabilities, ensuring the readiness and operational effectiveness of the tanker fleet. AIRMOB oversees fleet management, maintenance, and airworthiness, working to sustain and enhance refueling operations. It manages the integration of new processes and technologies, ensuring that tanker aircraft remain mission-ready through effective logistics, maintenance oversight, and regulatory compliance. By coordinating across various teams, AIRMOB ensures the fleet meets both current and future operational needs, supporting a range of specialized air mobility missions.
Position Summary
In this role you will be responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive pilot training programs for KC-135 operations. This role ensures compliance with aviation regulations, oversees simulator and flight training, and mentors instructor pilots to maintain the highest standards of safety and proficiency. In addition to these responsibilities, the position also serves as a Pilot-in-Command (PIC) of Metrea Strategic Mobility’s KC-135 tanker aircraft. In this capacity, the individual exercises final authority for the safe and compliant operation of assigned missions, leads flight crews through all phases of flight, and ensures strict adherence to FAA regulations, company policies, operational specifications, and contractual requirements. PIC responsibilities include mission planning and execution, sound aeronautical decision-making consistent with the SMS, and the completion of post-flight duties. The role requires maintaining all required qualifications, training, certifications, and currency, and performing additional flight-related duties as assigned.
What You’ll Do
What You’ll bring
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Our Firmware
At Metrea, our single core value, Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes—Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.
Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical plan options
HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsidized gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen.
Ability to maintain Secret clearance throughout employment.
Role requires adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.
AAP/EEO Statement
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.
Work Location
Temecula and Moreno Valley, CA
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting and aboard an inflight KC-135R/RG and C-135FR aircraft.
Travel
30%