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Aircraft Flight Instructor
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 50 days ago
On-site Oklahoma City, OK $123K – $160K Apply by Jul 31, 2026 Aircraft Operation ISTP OperationsEducation
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, National Air Training Center (NATC) located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →In this position you will perform professional educational work as a staff Aircraft Flight Instructor and will be responsible for all or some of airplane, helicopter, instrument airplane, and instrument helicopter ground and flight training, aircrew evaluations, and pilot proficiency evaluations.
- →This position starts at a salary of $122,749.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $159,575.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
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- →Typical work assignments include: Instructing and evaluating student and AMO pilots in basic and advanced flight, instrument maneuvers, emergency procedures, human factors, cockpit resource management, and tactical day/night operations using forward looking infrared and night vision equipment.
- →Providing initial aircraft training and annual recurrent training for AMO pilots in fixed-wing and/or rotor-wing aircraft.
- →Conducting initial entry and annual standardization evaluations of AMO pilots, including testing and certifying aircraft airworthiness by assessing mechanical deficiencies and system functionality.
- →Developing, planning, scheduling, implementing, and maintaining education and training programs for use within the department and external entities.
- →Evaluating program safety and flight procedures, recommending corrective actions or additional training as needed.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
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- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
- ✓Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.
- ✓Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.
- ✓Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.
- ✓If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision.
- ✓You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement.
- ✓To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 47499877-0db7-4e9f-bb78-0c7c11ca8309
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