Sentinel - Technical Services - Sr. Principal Engineer - 19511

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

1d•$111,700 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Principal Engineer - Technical Services to join its team. This position is in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure. This individual will be responsible for working within a team to do all the phases of the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) model for a new training system supporting the United States Air Force. The individual will need to collaborate with multiple subject matter experts (SMEs) to create a training system for multiple Air Force Specialty Codes, collaborating with multiple teams throughout a dynamic program to identify current and future training knowledge and skill gaps. The selected candidate will have demonstrated experience applying analysis processes, adult learning theories and instructional strategies, technical expertise creating SCORM compliant courseware and implementing Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation to include, formative, summative, and operational evaluation processes.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science in Instructional Systems Design, Instructional Technology, Human Performance, Training and Learning Development, Psychology, Marketing, or related field.
Sr. Principal Engineer Technical Services: 8 Years with Bachelors of Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in 'lieu of' a degree.
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Experience designing learning materials for technical disciplines
Experience developing learning materials for technical disciplines
Experience developing technology-based learning products
Experience creating formative and summative evaluations for technical disciplines
Experience in conducting training evaluations in accordance with Kirkpatrick 4 levels of evaluation and Phillips 5 levels of evaluation
Experience working in ADDIE and other training development models for technical disciplines
Experience applying adult learning theories and process-driven instructional design principles
Ability to travel 10% of the time
Experience applying adult learning theories and process-driven instructional design principles
Experience executing and delivering training system products on large DoD military program
Experience leading a team of junior training system employees

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of human performance processes to breakdown knowledge and skill gaps to identify appropriate learning solutions
Experience in conducting training evaluations in accordance with Kirkpatrick 4 levels of evaluation and Phillips 5 levels of evaluation

Responsibilities

Apply adult learning theories to create instructional strategies for a training program.
Analyze and evaluate knowledge and skill gaps to identify training tasks to develop appropriate learning solutions.
Design and develop training products for multiple modalities, including online, in-person, hybrid, as well as synchronous and asynchronous formats.
Create a wide variety of training materials, ranging from instructor-led, microlearning, interactive online, and on-the-job qualification/certification courses.
Curriculum design experience utilizing current SCORM standards Technical and creative writing; developing technical training CDRLs.
Experience with digital instructional design software (e.g., Camtasia, Storyline, Adobe Captivate/Creative Suite)
Multimedia design experience (audio/video editing, 2D/3D design, animation, software simulation, etc.)
Ability to identify an appropriate learning theory based on analysis and implement throughout a development process
Keep abreast of training and development research: learning theory, current software tools and standards.
May evaluate and/or oversee contractors or vendors to develop training courseware.