Learning Standards & Instructional Systems Manager; Key Personnel

Location: Imperial Beach, California (Primary) with periodic travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including Guam

Employment Type: Full-Time

Anticipated

Start Date:

Contingent upon contract award

Security Clearance: Active SECRET Clearance Required

Kinetic Concepts, LLC is an SBA-certified 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing operational support, training, program management, and professional services to the Department of War and Federal Government.

We support Navy, Special Operations Forces, Marine Corps, and Joint customers by delivering innovative training solutions, curriculum modernization, force generation support, and operational readiness programs.

We are seeking an experienced Learning Standards & Instructional Systems Manager to support Maritime Expeditionary Security Group ONE (MESG ONE) Force Generation and Training Programs.

The Learning Standards & Instructional Systems Manager serves as the lead advisor for learning standards, curriculum governance, and instructional systems development supporting Maritime Expeditionary Security Force training.

This position is responsible for ensuring courses of instruction comply with Navy Education and Training Command (NETC) learning standards while supporting continuous curriculum modernization and instructional quality improvement.

Working directly with Government personnel, instructors, curriculum developers, and operational subject matter experts, the successful candidate will ensure training products remain current, standardized, and aligned with evolving operational requirements.

• Lead implementation and oversight of Learning Standards across the training enterprise.
• Evaluate existing Courses of Instruction (COIs) for compliance with NETC and Navy instructional standards.
• Develop and revise instructional materials, lesson plans, student guides, and instructor guides.
• Conduct curriculum reviews and identify opportunities for modernization and improvement.
• Ensure training products remain aligned with current doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, and operational requirements.
• Support curriculum validation, accreditation, and quality assurance activities.
• Advise Government leadership on instructional design best practices and adult learning methodologies.
• Coordinate with curriculum developers, instructors, and operational stakeholders to integrate emerging capabilities into training programs.
• Assist with implementation of digital learning technologies and AI-enabled tools that improve curriculum development and training delivery.
• Participate in planning meetings, working groups, and curriculum review boards.

Applicants should demonstrate experience that aligns with the Government's requirements, including:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of instructional systems design experience.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience with NETC-compliant course and curriculum development.
• Demonstrated experience developing or maintaining military curriculum using formal instructional design methodologies.
• Experience supporting Navy, Marine Corps, Joint, or Department of War training organizations.
• Strong technical writing, editing, and presentation development skills.
• Experience coordinating with operational subject matter experts to translate mission requirements into effective training products.
• Minimum of three (3) years of recent practical experience in MESF curriculum development (within the past five years).
• Active SECRET security clearance.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience supporting:

• Navy Education and Training Command (NETC)
• Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC)
• Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF)
• Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC)
• NAVEDTRA learning standards
• Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
• Learning Management Systems (LMS) ber>
• Digital learning technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for curriculum development
• Operational training or expeditionary warfare communities

Periodic travel is required in support of curriculum reviews, planning conferences, training observations, working groups, and Government meetings at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunities to shape the future of Navy expeditionary training
• Professional growth within an expanding defense contractor
• A collaborative culture built on mission success, integrity, and operational excellence

Kinetic Concepts is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.