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Senior Staff C-130J Production & Training Pilot
Senior Staff C-130J Production & Training Pilot
Join the team that builds, tests, and delivers the world’s most proven tactical airlifter. As a Senior Staff C-130J Production & Training Pilot, you’ll blend production and acceptance flying with instructor duties, engineering and experimental test support, and customer demonstrations—directly shaping the safety, performance, and mission readiness of each aircraft leaving Marietta.
✈️ What you’ll do
- Conduct production acceptance, functional check, delivery, ferry, engineering, experimental, and developmental test flights on the C-130J—validating compliance with FARs and military specifications and assessing operational suitability.
- Serve as C-130J instructor pilot for company and customer crews—delivering classroom, simulator, syllabus, and in-flight instruction; support airshow and customer demonstration flights.
- Provide pilot insight to flight-test, production, engineering, training, customer-support, advanced-development, and marketing teams.
- Assist with ground and flight-test procedures; help develop Temporary Operating Procedures and Aircraft Operating Limitations for flight-test programs.
- Review and update flight manuals, source material, and training courseware; contribute to planning requirements and Statements of Work.
- Participate in test-plan reviews, Safety Review Boards, First Flight Readiness Reviews, and Design Review Boards.
🧰 What you bring
- Total time: 1,500+ hours (multiengine)
- PIC time: 1,000+ hours, including 300+ hours PIC in transport-type aircraft
- C-130J experience: Direct C-130J pilot experience required
- Certifications: FAA Commercial Pilot or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate; ATP (Unrestricted or Restricted) welcomed
- Medical: Current FAA First or Second Class medical, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire
- Instructor: Current or former military Instructor Pilot (IP) qualification
- Security: Active Top Secret or the ability to obtain one
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen (special facility access required)
🌟 Bonus points
- FAA ATP Airplane Multi-Engine Land; multiengine and/or instrument airplane CFI
- L-382 or L-382J type rating; current C-130J IP or flight examiner
- Block 8.1/8.1.1 knowledge; legacy C-130 experience
- Engineering or experimental flight-test experience; functional/acceptance check-flight experience
- Courseware, platform, simulator, or in-flight instruction experience; technical-publication authoring/review
- C-130 tactical or special-operations background; tanker/aerial refueling experience
- Familiarity with AFI 10-220; DCMA INST 8210.1; contract flight operations
- Weapons, tactics, safety, or advanced instrument school graduate
- C-5 or P-3 experience; current passport
🧭 Why this role matters
Every sortie you fly helps ensure each C-130J meets the exacting standards of our customers around the world. You’ll influence aircraft behavior, training standards, and customer confidence—bridging production, test, and operational training in one career-defining seat.
🎁 Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules, including 4×10
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program and flexible spending accounts
- Education assistance
- Life insurance; short- and long-term disability
- Eligible for performance-based short- and/or long-term incentive compensation (not guaranteed)
Incentive compensation varies by role and performance metrics.
📨 Ready to take the left seat?
Bring your C-130J mastery to Marietta and help deliver mission-ready aircraft. If you meet the qualifications and are excited to shape test, training, and delivery operations, we’d love to hear from you.