Instructional System Designer I - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? Instructional Systems Designer (Mid) 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports to: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T1 

Rate of Pay: $110k-$155k  

 
Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary:  

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for a?Mid-level Instructional Systems Designer?to develop training and development programs supporting one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Prepare and conduct training programs of a nontechnical nature, teach classes, hold seminars, and lead discussion groups.?
• Design and deliver training programs for all levels of personnel.?
• Develop tests and visual aids, conduct training classes, and develop criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of training activities.?
• Formulate a teaching outline in conformance with the selected instructional methods, utilizing knowledge of the specified training needs and the effectiveness of various training methods, including individual coaching, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings, and workshops.?
• Stay current with training and development research, including learning theory, motivation theory, and emerging materials, methods, and techniques.?
• Develop in-house programs and practices to identify developmental needs, including preparing personnel for more responsible positions and enhancing their effectiveness in current assignments.
• Evaluate and/or oversee contractors or vendors to develop and/or administer training programs.?

• Develop e-learning programs.
• Confer with management, employees, and clients to gain knowledge of work situations requiring training and to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives, and technologies.?
• Select or develop teaching aids such as training handbooks, demonstration models, multimedia visual aids, computer tutorials, and reference works.?
• Facilitate the execution of all training programs.?
• Monitor training costs to ensure the budget is not exceeded, and prepare budget reports to justify expenditures.

 
Qualifications:? 

• Minimum of 5-8 years of working experience in Instructional Systems Design.
• Must meet Cyber Instructional Curriculum Developer, Work Role ID 711 (NIST: OV-ED-001) standards:??https://public.cyber.mil/dcwf-work-role/cyber-instructional-curriculum-developer/
• Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, and theories.?
• Experience working under general supervision to provide solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 2 - 4 years of experience or a Master's degree with 0-2 years of experience.

 
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.