Job Description
Cirrus Aircraft is the recognized global leader in personal aviation and the maker of the best-selling SR Series piston aircraft and the Vision Jet™, the world’s first single engine Personal Jet and recipient of the 2017 Robert J. Collier Trophy. Founded in 1984, the company has redefined performance, comfort and safety in aviation with innovations like the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) – the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system included as standard equipment on an aircraft. To date, worldwide flight time on Cirrus aircraft has passed nine million hours and over 170 people have returned home safely to their families as a result of the inclusion of CAPS® as a standard feature on all Cirrus aircraft. The company has three locations in the United States, located in Duluth, Minnesota, Grand Forks, North Dakota and Knoxville, Tennessee. Find out more at www.cirrusaircraft.com Job Summary The Cirrus Approach team is seeking a highly motivated, creative, and detail-orientated person who is ready to apply their aviation, education, and design expertise to the exciting challenges of flight training design and development. Flight Training Developers manage and grow our global training curriculum and learning content for the SR-series and SF50 Vision Jet™ aircraft. This person will drive the future of aviation education by providing quality flight instruction and developing innovative learning solutions. As a Flight Training Developer, you’ll be collaborating with a cross-functional group of media and software developers to build new flight training products and services. You will specialize in content design and development for flying the SR-series of Cirrus aircraft. You will play a vital role as an SR-series subject matter expert, where you are relied on to ensure the content is accurate and meaningful. This position requires you to take a supporting role in the company's flight activities. You'll be expected to perform CFR 14 Part 91 corporate flight operations, demonstration flights, ferry flights, flight training, and evaluation flights. Customer service and interpersonal skills are essential when in this role. Our pilots engage with customers daily, delivering the highest quality and personalized flight instruction possible. Duties And Responsibilities/Essential Functions Proven ability to drive fantastic learning experiences and results through flight training and implementation of accepted teaching methods. Highly skilled at identifying flight training needs, then inventing creative training solutions to meet those needs. Reliable witting and verbal skills, with the ability to write clear and accurate technical documents describing processes and standards. Proven ability in developing and managing training curriculum, preferred. Proven ability to independently plan and implement projects, including but not limited to, providing timelines, resource requirements, budgets, and scope. Design storyboard, scripts, and conceptual plans for all deliverables, including live action and animated videos, eLearning, job aids, on-the-job learning, instructor-led training, and more. Design and outline graphics, animations, and other contributing assets for use in Cirrus Approach courseware. Collaborate with designers, producers, and on-screen talent to create video scripts that enable the best experience for our customers. Conducts focus groups with end users to facilitate feedback discussions. Manage internal projects including tracking internal milestones, communicating barriers early, and keeping team apprises of progress. Revise and organize existing documents, identify gaps in the documentation, and execute according to standards. Explores future multimedia flight training opportunities to ensure Cirrus Approach remains a training industry leader. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bachelor's degree in Aviation or Education preferred Current FAA CFII and second-class medical certificate. At least six months of recent flight instruction experience. At least 300 hours of logged flight instruction given. 100 hours high-performance, single-engine, technical advanced aircraft (TAA) experience required FAA IGI & AGI certificate is preferred. 2+ years of flight and ground instruction experience.