Sr Principal Product Trainer​/ Principal Product Trainer

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Product Support Trainer to join our Aircrew Training Team at Whiteman AFB, MO. The qualified applicant will become an integral part of the 13th Bomb Squadron's B-2 Formal Training Unit (FTU), working with 2 other individuals in gatekeeping the B-2 Simulator and Cockpit Procedure Trainer and performing courseware development for aircrew instruction across 5 different pilot syllabi in an office of 11 personnel embedded in an Air Force squadron.

Additionally, this individual will maintain a relationship with the B-2 maintenance activity on the base to arrange aircraft ground training, monitor malfunction trends, and share information with the instructors for tailoring classroom and simulator instruction.

Job Duties

• Perform courseware development across the breadth of B-2 pilot syllabi, which includes Initial Qualification Training, Aircraft Commander Upgrade, Flight Instructor Course, Requalification Training, and Basic Aircraft Qualification/Senior Officer Qualification.
• Manage a quarterly update schedule, where instructors review courseware on 5 instructional blocks consisting of PowerPoint and Word documents.
• Track changes to the courseware and provide standardization of formatting, fonts, labelling, etc.
• Manage intake of out-of-cycle courseware changes triggered by student feedback, technical order changes, or data correction.
• Submit updated courseware to the contract prime at the end of the quarterly update.
• Make inputs to syllabus changes via participation in the Courseware Working Group chaired by Detachment 12, ACC Training Support Squadron.
• Coordinate with operational and training B-2 squadrons, weapons school, and test activities to develop the simulator schedule.
• Make simulator schedule changes to meet operational and training needs.
• Be assigned as the primary scheduler for academic and simulator events for classes of B-2 student pilots completing FTU syllabus training.
• Deconflict maintenance and pilot training requirements to produce and maintain a weekly schedule for the Cockpit Procedure Trainers.
• Work with B-2 Maintenance Production to arrange access to aircraft for ground training events.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Product Trainer

• 9 years of training / maintenance experience in lieu of a degree or Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience OR a Master's Degree and 3 years of experience.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in curriculum development including formative evaluation.
• Strong project management experience.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office software suite.
• Previous experience in design and production of Instructional Systems Design materials.
• Minimum of 9 semester hours of graduate level coursework in areas:
  Instructional Methodology, Tests and Measurements, Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development, and Learning Theory.
• Have attended a military ISD course, or civilian equivalent, or complete AF ISD course within 6 months of hire.
• Applicants must have a DOD Secret clearance, with eligibility to obtain a DOD Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs upon hiring.

Basic Qualifications:

Sr Principal Product Trainer

• 12 years of training / maintenance experience in lieu of a degree or Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience OR a Master's Degree and 6 years of experience.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in curriculum development including formative evaluation.
• Strong project management experience.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office software suite.
• Previous experience in design and production of Instructional Systems Design materials.
• Minimum of 9 semester hours of graduate level coursework in areas:
  Instructional Methodology, Tests and Measurements, Educational Psychology, Curriculum Development, and Learning Theory.
• Have attended a military ISD course, or civilian equivalent, or complete AF ISD course within 6 months of hire.
• Applicants must have a DOD Secret clearance, with eligibility to obtain a DOD Top Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs upon hiring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years of military aircraft maintenance experience.
• Attended a military Instructional Systems Design course, or civilian equivalent, or complete AF ISD course.
• Master's degree in education or related discipline.
• Former B-2 Crew Chief or system-specific maintenance (JET, Electro/Environmental, Hydro, Avionics, Weapons, etc).
• Completion of training in Instructional Systems Development.
• Possess an active Top Secret DOD clearance and be SCI eligible.

Primary Level Salary Range: $70,100.00 - $ Secondary Level Salary Range: $87,400.00 - $ The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.…