Instructional System Designer

Employee will be working within an office environment.

Employee may be expected to travel on occasion to locations where specific PPE or attire is necessary.

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, Education, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or a closely related field (or equivalent DoD training-development experience).
• 5–10 years of hands-on ISD work, with a minimum of 3 years on active military courseware development contracts (Navy / NAVAIR / NAWCTSD strongly preferred; USAF / Army training equivalents considered).
• Demonstrated fluency with ADDIE and PADDIE+M and the ability to produce compliant deliverables against NAVAIR training standards.
• Working knowledge of MIL-HDBK-29612 series, SCORM, xAPI, Section 508 accessibility, and Interactive Courseware (ICW) / IMI Level I–IV constructs.
• Design artifacts. Can independently produce learning objective hierarchies, storyboards, IMDPs, TPPs, CTTLs, and test/assessment plans that pass customer review with minimal rework.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word / SharePoint / Teams; comfortable specifying builds for Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Rise, and equivalent authoring tools (specification, not necessarily authoring, is the ISD lane).
• Clearance eligibility. S. Citizen. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; ability to pass a Government background investigation is required.
• Currently resides in the Oklahoma City metro or willing to relocate before start date. This role is on-site — not remote or hybrid.
• Writes clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences; presents design decisions to Government customers and internal leadership with confidence.

• Active Top-Secret clearance (SCI eligibility a plus).
• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Systems, or Learning Sciences.
• Direct experience on NAVAIR / NAWCTSD, PMA, or COMNAVAIRFOR training programs.
• Experience designing training for simulators, PTTs, VSIM, or other high-fidelity training devices.
• Familiarity with human performance improvement (HPI), Kirkpatrick evaluation, and training effectiveness measurement.
• CPT (Certified Performance Technologist), ATD APTD/CPTD, or equivalent credentials.
• Experience supporting proposal responses (technical volume writing, past-performance narratives, staffing plans) for DoD training contracts.

As a full-time employee of Long Wave, you are eligible for our benefits package including:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance

• This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.