Aviation Instructor​/Trainer - Travel - Onsite Benefitted; Not Temp

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GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, focuses on helping every public sector team unlock its full potential through people performance solutions.

Our work directly supports mission critical government agencies, including:

• Department of Defense (DoD)
• Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• Department of Homeland Security
• National Highway Institute (NHI) | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

Our Mission is meaningful and powerful: to deliver innovative people performance through off the shelf and custom learning, mission specialists, and technology solutions, building deep partnerships with customers to help them achieve measurable mission and company performance improvements.

GP Strategies Corporation, the corporate parent of GP Strategies Government Solutions, is a global leader in talent transformation, dedicated to empowering organizations to unlock their full potential. We help businesses enhance workforce performance and achieve strategic goals through innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions. For over 50 years, with a proven track record of supporting over 6,000 global organizations worldwide, we combine human expertise with AI-driven insights to deliver customized strategies that upskill talent, drive technology adoption, and optimize critical processes.

GP Strategies has an opening for an Aviation Instructor to support a large aerospace client in San Antonio, TX. We are seeking candidates who are able to conduct training covering a broad range of Aircraft electrical, mechanical, structural and systems subject matter including, but not limited to, shield terminations, crimping, bond & ground, soldering, seal, hole drilling, fastener installation/removal, and more.

This is a full-time, benefitted position and will involve 50% travel Internationally and throughout the U.S. Background/Experience with heavy aircraft is required.

• Confers with management/client to understand work situation. Performs needs, job and task analysis to determine training required for trainees to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations and technologies.
• Recommends an implementation plan for development of instructional methods and delivery of individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings and workshops.
• Designs and develops teaching outlines and specific training to address the client needs by incorporating methods and requirements of instructional systems such as Instructional Systems Development (ISD), Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) or Training Systems Development (TSD) process.
• Selects or develops teaching aids such as training handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, computer tutorials and reference works.
• Delivers training sessions covering specified areas of technical specialty.
• Designs and develops exams to measure progress and to evaluate effectiveness of recommended training.
• Evaluates training programs and reports on trainee progress.
• Maintains training programs and materials.
• Travels to client sites as needed.
• This role may require work on multiple shifts.

• 2-5 years education, training and/or prior experience in electrical, mechanical, or structures systems
• 2-5 years prior teaching/instructor classroom delivery experience
• Ability to travel up to 50% to various client locations throughout the U.S and Internationally
• Background/Experience in one or more of the noted platforms: C-17, 747 or KC46

• Engineering Drawings/Interpretation Experience (B/P, Drawings, Specifications, Repair Manuals)
• NACES School Ejection Seat Experience
• Engineering - Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO)
• Flight Controls/Avionics (APU, avionics, breaks, propulsions/engine runs, hydraulics, jacking, landing gear, and doors)
• Background/Experience in one or more of the noted platforms: F-18, F-15, or F-22