Adversary Fighter Pilot (Red Air) – ATAC | Point Mugu, CA

🧭 Mission & Impact

Serve as a surrogate adversary (Red Air), aggressor or CAS pilot, sharpening the edge of U.S. frontline aircrews, JTACs, intercept controllers and surface forces. Your flying and debriefing expertise will directly contribute to readiness for operational conversion, continuation training and fleet certification events.

🧰 What You’ll Do

• Fly ATAC fighter aircraft throughout the envelope, executing low‑level, dynamic‑mission profiles and unlimited air‑combat‑tactics maneuvering within training rules in a high‑G environment.
• Plan, brief, execute and debrief adversary missions; participate in mass briefs/debriefs and adversary‑coordination briefs.
• Support 4th/5th‑gen fighter training, surface‑fleet pre‑deployment training, LFEs, JTAC controls and intercept controller events.
• Maintain FAA instrument currency, Second Class medical, adversary mission qualifications and associated currencies.
• Conduct flight ops from ATAC facilities and deploy to additional Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force locations as required.
• Contribute to squadron functions such as pilot scheduling, training, NATOPS/standards & evaluation, safety and program management.

🎯 What You’ll Bring (Minimum Qualifications)

• Previously a DoD tactically trained fighter pilot and qualified as a 4‑ship/division flight lead.
• Minimum PIC: 700 hours in any fixed‑wing DoD‑owned/operated fighter aircraft.
• 100 hours PIC at night; 100 hours PIC logged in the past 12 months.
• FAA Second Class Medical and FAA Commercial certificate with Airplane Single‑Engine Land (CPL/ASEL).
• Active DoD Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship; able to pass a government security investigation for access to classified information.
• Preference given to U.S. Armed Forces veterans.

Contract‑specific (U.S. Navy) qualifications:

• 1,000 hours PIC in a military tactical aircraft, and
• 500 hours PIC in any fixed‑wing DoD‑owned/operated fighter aircraft.

🌟 Preferred/Bonus Qualifications

• USAF Weapons Instructor Course graduate; USAF adversary qualification.
• USN Fighter Weapons School / NAWDC / TOPGUN graduate.
• Test Pilot School graduate.
• DoD military instructor pilot and/or mission commander qualification.
• Flight examiner (military or civilian) and/or functional check flight pilot (FCF) qualification.
• NVG and CRM instructor qualifications; FAA CFI(I) certificate.
• Familiarity with the DoD commercial air services industry; FAA‑authorized experimental aircraft privileges.
• DoD Safety School or Board President Course graduate; squadron command experience.
• Current/recent fighter flying experience.

📍 Operating Locations

Home base at NAS Point Mugu, with operations and deployments as needed from other ATAC sites and DoD locations:

• Newport News, Virginia
• Point Mugu NAS, California
• Fallon NAS, California
• Kaneohe Bay MCAS, Hawaii
• Additional U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force locations (U.S. and overseas)

💼 Compensation & Benefits

Textron offers competitive base pay plus a comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance with company funding; prescription plan coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
• Family‑building benefits and paid parental leave.
• Mental health resources.
• Paid time away from work.
• Perks: flexible work schedules, education assistance, career development and training, wellness program with fitness reimbursement.

🧾 Role Snapshot

• Company: Textron Systems — Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)
• Role Type: Full-time, onsite; individual contributor
• Security: Active Secret clearance required
• License: FAA Commercial (CPL/ASEL) and FAA Second Class Medical
• Keywords: Red Air, Aggressor, Adversary Air, CAS, 4th/5th Gen Training, LFE, JTAC