Hiring: Instructional System Designer Company: Long Wave Inc. Location: Oklahoma City, OK Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 11:24:10 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, CPT, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance, Top Secret Clearance About the job Experience: •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). Required Skills: •Spends ≥80% of time on core instructional-systems-design work. Overlap into adjacent roles (SME support, review of build products, instructor input) is expected on a small team but is not the primary mission. •Front-end analysis. Conduct or lead task, mission, learning, media, and audience analysis (ADDIE / PADDIE+M) to establish performance requirements and training gaps. •Learning objectives & hierarchies. Author terminal and enabling objectives with conditions and standards; build objective hierarchies and sequencing maps that stand up to customer review. •Design documents. Produce Instructional Media Design Packages (IMDP), Training Project Plans (TPP), Training System Plans, Course Training Task Lists (CTTL), and NAVAIR training materials in accordance with applicable MIL-HDBK / MIL-PRF standards (e.g., MIL-HDBK-29612 series, MIL-PRF-29612 where applicable). •Media & fidelity selection. Recommend the appropriate blend of print, instructor-led, IMI Level I–IV, VR/AR, and device-based training based on task criticality, frequency, and cost — with defensible rationale. •Storyboarding & scripting. Develop storyboards, scripts, and interaction specifications for IMI and CBT that give courseware and multimedia teams a buildable, testable target. •Assessment design. Design knowledge and performance assessments (written, scenario-based, sim/device) that measure the stated objectives; specify pass/fail criteria and remediation paths. •SME orchestration. Elicit accurate content from Subject Matter Experts, validate for operational fidelity, and keep SMEs focused on content — not design, build, or delivery. Qualifications: •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. •Solid functional 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). Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!