Space Force Instructor

What you will be doing

• Lead course development, updates, and primary instruction for Space Force ISR training.
• Serve as the ISR subject matter expert, ensuring curriculum accuracy, relevancy, and alignment with evolving USSF ISR requirements.
• Train students in the fundamentals of collecting, analyzing, and applying intelligence techniques and tradecraft using real‑world operational scenarios.
• Maintain close coordination with mission partners to ensure training reflects current operational needs.
• Deliver instructor-led training for the Space War fighter Intelligence Fundamentals Training (SWIFT), Analysis, Structured Techniques, Reasoning, and Operational Trade-craft (ASTRO), and Mission Planning Course (MPC) programs.
• Facilitate classroom instruction, practical exercises, scenario-based learning, student assessments, and after-action reviews in a classified training environment.
• Instruct students on intelligence fundamentals, structured analytic techniques, critical thinking, operational trade-craft, mission planning, ISR integration, and space operations.
• Develop, review, and maintain Programs of Instruction (POIs), lesson plans, practical exercises, assessments, student materials, and courseware.
• Support curriculum updates to ensure training materials remain aligned with current doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, and mission requirements.
• Evaluate student performance, provide coaching and feedback, and maintain accurate training records and documentation.
• Coordinate with instructors, Government stakeholders, and program leadership to ensure successful planning and execution of training events.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by incorporating student feedback, after-action reviews, and operational lessons learned into course content and delivery.

What you will need

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• BA/BS (or equivalent experience) and 10+ years of experience supporting the USSF ISR mission
• 4+ years of professional instruction experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a diverse customer set. Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Air Force (DAF), Intelligence Community (IC), space operations, intelligence, ISR, mission planning, intelligence training, or analytic trade-craft
• Experience delivering instructor-led training, operational instruction, or courseware in a classified DoD or Intelligence Community environment
• Experience developing or maintaining Programs of Instruction (POIs), lesson plans, practical exercises, assessments, and instructional courseware
• Experience teaching intelligence fundamentals, structured analytic techniques, mission planning, operational trade-craft, ISR, or related intelligence disciplines
• Ability to facilitate classroom discussions, practical exercises, student evaluations, and after-action reviews
• Familiarity with DAFH 36-2675, instructional systems design (ISD), ADDIE methodology, or formal military instructor certification programs
• Experience supporting the U.S. Space Force (USSF), U.S. Air Force (USAF), Combat Forces Command (CFC), Space Delta 7, or other classified space intelligence organizations
• Knowledge of space operations, ISR, mission planning, space targeting, and classified space intelligence training environments
• Ability to travel up to 10% to support mission requirements, CONUS and OCONUS
• Ability to work full-time on-site at Peterson Space Force Base

Desired Qualifications

• Recent Space Force ISR experience.
• Recent Space Force instructor or schoolhouse experience
• Experience supporting Space War fighter Intelligence Fundamentals Training (SWIFT), Analysis, Structured Techniques, Reasoning, and Operational Trade-craft (ASTRO), Mission Planning Course (MPC), or comparable intelligence training programs