Flight Training Manager

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the overall flight training program, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and execution. 
• Fly aircraft and build strong proficiency in flight operations, working with other flight trainers, pilots, test pilots and maintainers. 
• Complete classroom, simulator and flight training for operators and customers. 
• Maintain and model a strong safety culture, ensuring training practices align with all internal and external safety requirements. 
• Ensure tight alignment between training materials, simulators, and real-world flight behavior so that what we teach accurately reflects how the aircraft flies. 
• Define and track key training metrics (e.g., trainee performance, throughput, customer feedback) to drive continuous improvement 
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Flight, Engineering, and Support to create customer-facing training and experience assets (e.g., onboarding materials, how-it-works content, video explainers) from sale through initial training and continued proficiency. 
• Conduct checkouts, recurrent training, and qualification flights. 
• Validate curriculum changes from a pilot perspective. 

Qualifications

• Associate degree, or equivalent experience and training 
• Demonstrated experience in aviation training (flight, ground, or safety). 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to work directly with customers and internal stakeholders. 
• Strong knowledge of aviation and safety training 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel to training sites around California and, occasionally, out of state. 
• Strong attention to detail and safety-oriented mindset 
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and concisely, especially technical topics and instructional materials. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Gold Seal FAA CFI with appropriate certifications for advanced ground instruction 
• Interest in aviation and a passion for sharing knowledge 
• Rotary wing and fixed wing experience 
• Experience with novel air platforms 
• Experience developing training programs 
• Ability to digitize training 

Attributes aligned with Core Values

• Demonstrates a proactive safety mindset by embedding safety into daily operations, identifying and mitigating risks through assessments and training, encouraging open dialogue on safety concerns, and continuously improving protocols to ensure a safe work environment. 
• Puts customers at the center of every action by deeply understanding their challenges, delivering exceptional value, and striving to exceed expectations to support their success as our core purpose. 
• Actively seeks and values diverse stakeholder perspectives, builds cross-functional relationships, and fosters trust through empathetic, fact-based communication—committing to shared decisions for the greater good. 
• Drives results with clarity and purpose by focusing on what matters most, adapting to change, taking initiative, and owning outcomes while aligning actions with a clear understanding of success at every level. 
• Navigates ambiguity with resilience and bold thinking, challenges the status quo, and combines innovative ideas with practical best practices to overcome obstacles and drive progress. 
• Fosters a high-performance culture grounded in respect, professionalism, and support—balancing high expectations with a healthy, collaborative environment and being a trusted, dependable teammate.