Operations Training Curriculum Designer/Instructor Level 5 - Colorado Springs

Northrop Grumman•Colorado Springs, CO

6d•$161,000 - $241,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is hiring an Operations Training Curriculum Designer/Instructor Level 5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role designs, delivers, and maintains technical training for customer and internal teams working with on-orbit satellite operations. The position is fully onsite and involves close collaboration with mission specialists, systems engineers, training leads, and customers. Travel is required 10% of the time, and the role may offer a 9/80 schedule depending on program needs. The designer/instructor develops training curricula, automated scenarios, mission exercises, and certification check-rides. They analyze training needs with Mission and Systems Leads, create training plans and evaluation materials, and ensure instruction reflects current satellite checkout, commissioning, and primary mission procedures. The position also supports consistent, contract-compliant training delivery across programs and divisions. Training deliverables may include lesson plans, presentations, videos, hands-on scenarios, tests and quizzes, student guides, training plans, and other materials required by contract. The role may include on-console satellite command and control, telemetry analysis, contingency procedure development, instructor-led customer training, training simulator operations, ground-system anomaly troubleshooting, and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission planning and orbital analysis. The position is contingent on obtaining final clearances and program access within a reasonable period. An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, current and within scope, is required at application; the successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years of professional experience, or a PhD and 8 years of professional experience; an additional 4 or more years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, and ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access.
Experience developing simulations or scenarios.
Ability to conduct modeling, simulation, and analysis of orbital maneuvers and orbit estimation.
Expertise in technical disciplines such as orbital propagation and perturbations, orbit estimation, orbital maneuvers, modeling, simulation, and analysis.
Familiarity with astrodynamics tools, including FreeFlyer, System Tool Kit (STK), NASA General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT), and Orbit Determination Toolbox (ODTBX).
Advanced knowledge and experience in orbital mechanics.
Ability to design technical curricula in aerospace, defense, or high-tech environments.
Familiarity with satellite operations, mission-critical software, and automated training platforms.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into engaging, hands-on learning experiences.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external customers.
Attention to detail when aligning training materials with operational documentation and mission requirements.
Ability to manage multiple programs while maintaining consistent training quality.
U.S. citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Lesson plan development experience.
Experience using training development tools such as Camtasia or Adobe Captivate.
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations mission planning or orbital analyst experience.
Simulation or scenario development experience.
Advanced orbital mechanics knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

Create, manage, and maintain training products for mission operations.
Develop automated scenarios, mission exercises, and certification check-rides for customers and internal staff.
Partner with Mission and Systems Leads to identify training gaps and develop training plans, reference guides, and evaluation tools.
Align curriculum with current on-orbit checkout, commissioning, and primary mission procedures.
Act as the primary training liaison for external partners and deliver instruction.
Support multiple programs and ensure consistent, contract-compliant training delivery across the Software & Controls and Engineering division.
Coordinate with Training Leads to meet schedules, milestones, and quality standards.
Develop lesson plans, presentations, training videos, hands-on training scenarios, tests and quizzes, student guides, training plans, and other materials required to support contractual training requirements.
Support on-console satellite command and control and satellite vehicle telemetry analysis.
Develop contingency operations procedures and training materials in accordance with Instructional System Design processes.
Deliver instructor-led customer training and operate training simulators and systems in support of training activities.
Troubleshoot and resolve ground-system anomalies.
Perform other duties as assigned.