Training Program Manager

Training Program Manager

Blue Ops (FL) - West Palm Beach, FL 33411

The Training Program Manager is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of training programs supporting Blue Ops INC's unmanned maritime systems operations. This role bridges operational expertise, adult learning principles, and defense program requirements to build workforce readiness across government customers, partner organizations, and internal personnel. The Training Program Manager ensures that operators, technicians, and mission support staff are fully qualified to safely and effectively employ Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) systems in real-world defense environments.

Training Program Development & Management

• Design, develop, and implement comprehensive training programs for USV operations, mission planning, and system maintenance in alignment with government and program requirements.
• Establish and maintain a Training Management Plan (TMP) covering curriculum, scheduling, resource requirements, and certification pathways.
• Develop training objectives, learning outcomes, and proficiency standards in coordination with engineering, operations, and government stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a library of training materials including operator manuals, instructional guides, scenario packages, and quick-reference cards.
• Continuously assess and update training content to reflect system software upgrades, capability changes, and lessons learned from field operations.
• Manage training schedules, resource allocation, and logistics coordination to support multi-site and deployed training events.

Instruction & Facilitation

• Deliver classroom, laboratory, and field-based instruction on USV operations, autonomous systems behavior, mission planning, and safety procedures.
• Facilitate scenario-based and simulation-supported training exercises that replicate real-world operational environments.
• Provide hands-on operator qualification training, including command-and-control interface operation, telemetry monitoring, and contingency response.
• Adapt instructional methods and pacing to accommodate personnel with varying technical backgrounds and experience levels.
• Conduct training at customer sites, government installations, and exercise locations as required.

Curriculum Design & Instructional Systems Development (ISD)

• Apply Instructional Systems Design (ISD) methodologies — including ADDIE or equivalent frameworks — to develop and validate training products.
• Develop task analyses, learning hierarchies, and assessment instruments to validate trainee competency and program effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across engineering, autonomy, payload integration, and operations to ensure technical accuracy of training content.
• Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure training effectiveness, competency attainment, and program ROI.
• Author and maintain Training and Evaluation Outlines (T&EOs), lesson plans, student guides, and instructor guides.

Government & Customer Training Support

• Serve as the primary training point of contact for government customers, contracting officers, and mission partners.
• Support development of training requirements embedded in Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs).
• Coordinate with government training managers and Program Managers to align Blue Ops INC training deliverables with contract requirements and customer objectives.
• Conduct train-the-trainer programs to build and sustain government and partner training capacity.
• Provide post-training reach-back support to trained personnel operating in field or deployed environments.

Testing Evaluation & Reporting

• Assess trainee performance against defined proficiency standards and qualification criteria.
• Track trainee completion, certification status, and currency requirements in a training management system or equivalent record-keeping platform.
• Produce training completion reports, qualification records, and program status summaries for internal leadership and government customers.
• Conduct post-training surveys and…