Space ISR Instructor SME

Space ISR Instructor SME

Location: Wright-Patterson AFB/Springfield ANGB

Employment Type: Full-Time

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required

Position Overview

Summit Technologies is seeking a highly qualified Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Instructor, Subject Matter Expert to support the U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command (CFC) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Enterprise. The successful candidate will deliver advanced intelligence instruction, develop course materials, facilitate practical exercises, and support curriculum modernization efforts for Intelligence Guardians and ISR professionals.

This position plays a critical role in preparing personnel to conduct intelligence operations in support of space and joint warfighting missions. The instructor will provide classroom, virtual, and Mobile Training Team (MTT) instruction while ensuring training materials remain current with evolving operational requirements.

Training programs supported include:

• Space Warfighter Intelligence Fundamentals Training (SWIFT) – Foundational space intelligence and ISR operations training.
• Analysis, Structured Techniques, Reasoning and Operational Tradecraft (ASTRO) – Intelligence analysis, critical thinking, and structured analytic techniques.
• Mission Planning Course (MPC) – Joint Planning Process, Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment, and intelligence integration into mission planning.
• Space Targeting Course (STC) – Space domain targeting processes, target system analysis, and operational targeting.
• Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence (FISINT) Course – Collection, analysis, and interpretation of foreign instrumentation signals intelligence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Instruction and Training Delivery

• Deliver instructor-led training in classroom, virtual, and distributed learning environments.
• Facilitate practical exercises, case studies, mission planning events, and capstone activities.
• Evaluate student performance through examinations, exercises, and practical assessments.
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and feedback to students.
• Maintain instructional excellence and ensure learning objectives are achieved.
• Support Mobile Training Team (MTT) events at domestic and international locations.

Curriculum Development and Maintenance

• Develop, review, and update Programs of Instruction (POIs), lesson plans, presentations, and student materials.
• Create and maintain instructor guides, student workbooks, assessments, and practical exercises.
• Conduct curriculum reviews to ensure course content reflects current intelligence doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Coordinate with Government subject matter experts to incorporate operational updates and lessons learned.
• Support accreditation, quality assurance, and curriculum governance activities.

Training Topics

Instruction may include:

• Space Intelligence Fundamentals
• Intelligence Analysis and Tradecraft
• Structured Analytic Techniques
• Critical Thinking and Intelligence Reasoning
• Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment
• Joint Planning and Mission Planning Processes
• Space Targeting Operations
• Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence (FISINT)
• GEOINT, SIGINT, PED, and All-Source Intelligence Concepts
• Intelligence Collection Management
• Intelligence Research Methodologies
• Space Domain Awareness and Threat Analysis

Program Support

• Assist Government personnel with course scheduling and training planning.
• Maintain student records, attendance, and evaluation documentation.
• Support after-action reviews and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in instructor workshops, curriculum reviews, and program meetings.
• Provide recommendations for training enhancements and modernization efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, preferably in STEM.
• Minimum 8 years of intelligence, ISR, military operations, or national security experience.
• Minimum 3 years of formal instructor, trainer, or curriculum development experience.
• Experience delivering intelligence-related training in military, government, or Intelligence Community environments.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience briefing military personnel and senior leaders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of a military instructor certification program.
• Experience supporting U.S. Space Force, Air Force, USSPACECOM, or Intelligence Community organizations.
• Experience with instructional systems design methodologies.
• Experience supporting targeting, SIGINT, GEOINT, FISINT, cyber intelligence, or all-source intelligence missions.
• Prior experience conducting Mobile Training Team (MTT) instruction.
• Familiarity with Air Force and Space Force training development standards.

Travel Requirements

• Travel within the United States and internationally may be required.
• Support may be required at Peterson SFB, Wright-Patterson AFB/Springfield ANGB, Vandenberg SFB, Fort Meade, RAF Feltwell (United Kingdom), and Osan Air Base (Republic of Korea).
• Ability to support Mobile Training Team events and temporary duty assignments.

Note: The anticipated salary range for this contingent upon award position is $90,000 to $150,000 annually. The final offered salary will be determined by the candidate's specific qualifications, relevant experience, location, and the final funding level approved by the client upon contract award.

Summit Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Position descriptions serve as a guideline and may not be construed as a guarantee of employment. Summit Technologies, Inc. is an at-will organization.