Space Training Manager, SME

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, secure cloud, digital transformation, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense, health, and international development federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future. We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

Credence is seeking a Space Training Manager, SME responsible for the development of new training materials, modifications to existing training materials, maintenance of Ready Space crew Program-defined course materials and will also perform platform instructional duties. The position is located within the CSpOC Capabilities Integration Office (CCIO), and under the Space Delta-5 (Del-5) Organization.

• Create training products used for Initial Qualification Training (IQT), Mission Qualification Training (MQT), Supplemental Training (ST), Continuous Training (CT), and Advanced Training (AT) for the Space Delta-5 (DEL-5) mission, and its respective squadrons and divisions
• Support development of new training products, modification to existing products, and maintenance of Ready Spacecrew Program-defined course objectives, lesson plans, and teaching aids
• Support the execution of the Advanced Training program
• Identify and recommend additional training product improvements and modifications
• Support scenario-based and threat representative training, and assist with instruction of lessons and/or scenarios as needed
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in mission activities to identify training needs/deficiencies
• Participate in exercises and the lessons learned (LL) activities to identify training opportunities
• Gain and maintain insight for training opportunities through awareness of exercise coordination activities, evaluation tests and scripts, simulation scenarios, and other on-going instruction
• Review and assess documented deficiencies, lessons learned, after action reports, and any other associated documentation in order to resolve training deficiencies
• Design, collect, analyze, and/or report training performance metrics as needed

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with SCI eligibility is mandatory
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience and/or working knowledge with the Space Delta-5 / CSpOC training program and the associated operational mission system capabilities is highly desired
• Experience with training program execution, coordination, development, modification, or administration is highly desired
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills are mandatory
• Ability and desire to work as a member of a team is mandatory
• Understanding, working knowledge, and/or experience with air operations center (AOC) operations, operational-level command and control, military command and control, or space command and control is desired
• Experience with the Instructional Systems Development (ISD)-based instruction model is desired
• Training experience, to include planning and delivering instruction in accordance with the ISD model is desired
• Completion of an Instructor Course or other instructional experience is desired
• Prior military/civilian space background and familiarity working within either the 55th Combat Training Squadron (55 CTS), Space Delta-5 (DEL-5), 614th Air Operations Center (614 AOC), or the Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) is highly desired