Instructional Systems Designer

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an experienced Instructional Systems Designer to join a talented training development team supporting a government client. The selected candidate will help design, develop, and modernize training for new employees, ensuring that course content is engaging, mission-relevant, instructionally sound, and aligned with client expectations. This role requires a skilled learning professional with experience in the Intelligence Community, strong instructional design expertise, and the ability to work closely with subject matter experts, instructors, multimedia developers, graphics specialists, and client stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of adult learning principles, curriculum development, and the unique needs of learners entering a complex mission environment.

Requirements

Experience in the Intelligence Community
Strong instructional design expertise
Ability to work closely with subject matter experts, instructors, multimedia developers, graphics specialists, and client stakeholders
Deep understanding of adult learning principles
Deep understanding of curriculum development
Deep understanding of the unique needs of learners entering a complex mission environment

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, and updating training materials for new employee courses and onboarding programs.
Applying instructional design methodologies such as ADDIE, SAM, or similar models to create effective learning solutions.
Working with subject matter experts to analyze training needs and translate complex technical or mission-focused content into clear learning objectives, lessons, activities, and assessments.
Developing instructor-led, blended, scenario-based, role-play, and interactive learning experiences.
Creating and revising lesson plans, facilitator guides, student guides, slide decks, exercises, assessments, job aids, and supporting course materials.
Collaborating with instructors, course directors, multimedia developers, graphics teams, and client stakeholders to produce high-quality training products.
Supporting the design of training that prepares new employees for success in their roles and reinforces organizational standards, expectations, and mission priorities.
Incorporating adult learning principles, practical application, learner engagement strategies, and performance-based outcomes into course design.
Reviewing existing curriculum to identify gaps, outdated content, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement.
Supporting course pilots, classroom observations, learner evaluations, and after-action reviews.
Using student feedback, instructor input, and performance data to recommend and implement course improvements.
Ensuring training materials are accurate, current, well-organized, and suitable for delivery in a classified government environment.
Maintaining strong communication with the client and internal team to ensure training development activities remain on schedule and aligned with program requirements.