Lead, Systems Engineer - Space Operations Curriculum Developer ​/ Instructor

Lead, Systems Engineer – Space Operations Curriculum Developer / Instructor

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Harris Technologies is seeking a Space Operations Curriculum Developer / Instructor to support mission-critical national security space operations. This position is responsible for the design, development, coordination, and delivery of training programs that ensure operational and support personnel are prepared to execute mission requirements with accuracy, consistency, and readiness.

The role is responsible for developing and maintaining curriculum, lesson materials, assessments, and scenario-based training aligned with operations procedures, mission objectives, and customer expectations. In addition, the candidate will provide instructor-led training, facilitate learning events, and support qualification and readiness activities to ensure personnel are prepared to perform mission monitoring, mission status reporting, course of action development, Launch and Early Operations (LEOPS), anomaly response, and other mission support functions.

The candidate will work closely with Government and Contractor personnel to incorporate lessons learned, improve training effectiveness, and ensure courseware and instruction remain aligned with evolving mission requirements. The ideal candidate combines operational space experience with strong instructional delivery, curriculum development, and training coordination skills and thrives in a dynamic, high-tempo mission environment.

Essential Functions:

• Develop, update, and maintain space operations training curricula for operational and support personnel, ensuring alignment with mission requirements, system configuration changes, operational procedures, and customer standards.
• Conduct periodic reviews and revisions of training materials, lesson plans, student guides, instructor guides, job aids, checklists, and other training products to ensure accuracy, relevance, and instructional effectiveness.
• Design and apply Instructional Systems Design (ISD) principles to create classroom, blended, and hands-on training solutions for space operations systems and mission activities.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and deliver formal and informal instruction in classroom, lab, simulator, and operational environments.
• Facilitate initial qualification, continuation, refresher, and upgrade training for operators and support personnel.
• Lead or support training meetings, curriculum working groups, operational update briefings, exercises, strategic planning sessions, and tool demonstrations; provide subject matter expertise on system functionality, operational workflows, and training impacts.
• Provide hands-on system instruction and performance-based training to operators and mission support personnel, as required.
• Maintain proficiency in assigned operational systems, mission applications, and space operations concepts within the contract portfolio.
• Develop training documentation and visual instructional materials, including step-by-step procedures, system screenshots, workflows, annotated references, and multimedia content to support learning objectives.
• Assess training effectiveness through student feedback, instructor observations, knowledge checks, and operational performance indicators; recommend and implement curriculum improvements.
• Maintain awareness of system development efforts, software/hardware updates, and operational changes; update training materials, job aids, and reference products accordingly.
• Support system integration, developmental test, operational test, and transition activities as a user representative and training SME to ensure training requirements are incorporated early in the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, test, and program stakeholders to identify training needs and ensure courseware reflects current operational capabilities and constraints.
• Support exercise planning and execution by developing training scenarios, operator preparation materials, and mission rehearsal content, as applicable.
• Travel up to 10% in support of training delivery, customer meetings, integration events, and mission-related activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior…