Instructional Systems Designer, USAFA

Summary:
Yorktown Systems Group Inc. (YSG) is seeking a highly qualified Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) comprehensive Warfighter Training Support Services at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The purpose of this position is to support the planning development execution management and evaluation of military training for approximately 4200 cadets annually during both the academic year and summer training programs. This position will assist the USAFA in delivering a coherent progressive and operationally relevant 47-month cumulative military training continuum aligned with Department of the Air Force (DAF) readiness objectives Joint Force expectations and USAFA cadet development outcomes.

Specific duties may include but are not limited to:

• Converts Government outcomes into executable courseware unit plans training products scenarios and remediation pathways.
• Conducts analytical review of existing and available Program of Instruction (POI) courseware lesson materials exercise scenarios training schedules TLOs ELOs primary tasks and objectives evaluation criteria recurring training events historical planning products and after-action inputs.
• Connect objectives and courseware to resource requirements.
• Working with USAFA and other team members to ensure courseware planning assumptions support resources and evaluation requirements remain synchronized.
• Assess training objectives event scope scenario requirements desired warfighter behaviors and execution assumptions to determine required facilities training areas ranges equipment TADSS instructor staffing support staffing transportation sustainment and safety resources.
• Develop and maintain resource profiles for recurring modified and emerging scenarios.
• Support objective-to-resource alignment and ensures training design remains executable within identified constraints.
• Provide design assessment data and digital workflow support that may be delivered through local presence remote support travel-supported engagement or corporate reach-back based on mission need talent availability security/access requirements and Government-approved coordination.
• Embed assessment instruments within Instructional Unit Plans.
• Use assessment data and other inputs to inform courseware updates scenario refinements remediation pathways instructor preparation dashboard reporting and annual program recommendations.

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess 5 8 years experience as an ISD practitioner.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Education Training Instructional Technologies or a related field.
• Requires instructional design courseware development scenario/lesson plan support Moodle/TUTOR content alignment assessment integration and stakeholder coordination.
• Demonstrated experience developing and overseeing curriculum lesson plans Programs of Instruction (POIs) and assessment frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience supporting program evaluation After Action Reviews (AARs) and data-driven improvement initiatives.
• Experience using the ADDIE methodology for instructional design.
• An Instructional Systems Design (ISD) certificate is desired.

Clearance: Must be able to obtain a SECRET security clearance.

Location: Colorado Springs CO / Remote

Travel: Some travel will be required