Training Curriculum Designer/Trainer-Top Secret Clearance (Space/Satellite Systems)

Operations Training Curriculum Designer/Trainer (Principal Systems Engineer)

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Tactical Space Systems Division – Integrated Operations Directorate is looking for Operations Training Curriculum Designers/Trainers to join the Integrated Operations Training Department team. Curriculum designers create, manage, and maintain training products that will be delivered to customers in support of mission operations.  As a curriculum designer, the selected candidate will be required to design and develop training material to support automated scenarios, mission exercises and certification check rides for the customer and internal operations personnel. Other responsibilities include working with the Mission/Systems Leads to identify training needs and develop training plans and curriculum such as reference guides and evaluation tools.  The Curriculum Designer(s)/Trainers will also work with mission operations personnel to ensure training curriculum and scenarios accurately represent current operational documentation used during on-orbit checkout, satellite commissioning, and execution of the primary mission.

Product deliveries include:  Lesson Plans, PowerPoint Presentations, Training Videos, Hands-on Training Scenarios, Test/Quizzes, Student Guides, Training Plans, and other training material as necessary to support contractual training requirements.

Must work collaboratively in a team environment across engineering disciplines to accomplish mission goals. Must excel in a fast-paced mission focused environment.  Must be able to meet rapid development timelines.

Specific experience and responsibilities shall include:

• Developing training material IAW Instructional System Design processes
• Deliver training to customers in support of instructor led training events
• Operating training simulators/systems in support of training activities
• On-Console Command and Control Satellite Operations experience
• Ground System anomaly troubleshooting and resolution experience
• Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) experience w/ MS Office Suite products

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Education or related field (Equivalent experience in lieu of education may be considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Minimum of 3 years of Space operations/training experience
• Required clearance level: Top Secret SSBI / SCI eligible
• U.S. citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM field
• Web/video based training development experience
• Lesson plan development experience
• Simulation/scenario development experience
• Test/Quiz development experience
• Experience utilizing training development tools such as Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, Storyline 360, etc.
• Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Mission Planning/Orbital Analyst Experience
• Advanced Orbital Mechanics knowledge and experience

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