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Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

Sign-on bonus and relocation available.

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Advanced Technical Training Specialist. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, validate, deliver, and maintain technical training programs, including courseware, lesson plans, training aids, documentation, and hands-on exercises; refresh content annually and following major baseline or capability changes

Evaluate courseware and training effectiveness; incorporate operator feedback, operational scenarios, peer reviews, and instructor feedback to drive continuous improvement

Deliver classroom, laboratory, field, and on-the-job training for customer personnel, translating complex system, software, network, and infrastructure concepts into clear, usable instructions

Lead and mentor instructors and training personnel; coordinate with engineering, software, infrastructure, technical writing, operations, and customer teams to ensure training reflects current system capabilities and mission needs

Serve as an on-site technical expert and customer advocate by gathering operational feedback, supporting technical meetings and briefings, and recommending training, product, process, and system improvements

Support field activities involving installation, integration, testing, maintenance, servicing, and troubleshooting of operational and R&D systems; coordinate issue resolution with internal teams, vendors, OEMs, and customers

Develop and maintain technical procedures, maintenance guidance, corrective-action records, troubleshooting documentation, and technical recommendations

Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies and mission-system capabilities; support on-call activities as required and identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and modern training technologies

Required Qualifications:

Experience designing, developing, delivering, and maintaining technical training for complex systems, products, or operational environments

Advanced knowledge of instructional design, courseware development, documentation, configuration control, validation, and training delivery methods

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into effective training for audiences with varied technical backgrounds

Strong communication, presentation, customer-engagement, analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Experience collaborating with engineering, development, operations, test, technical writing, customers, vendors, and OEMs

Ability to independently analyze technical information, identify learning needs, develop practical training solutions, and manage competing priorities

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and tools used to develop and maintain training materials

Ability to install, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware and software supporting training environments

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in high-visibility, rapid-response, mission or operational environments as a customer-facing instructor, field engineer, site lead, operator-support specialist, or technical advisor

Experience with system administration, scripting or automation, virtualization, and troubleshooting system, network, hardware, software, and operational issues

Experience developing technical procedures, maintenance guides, operating instructions, troubleshooting guides, technical reports, interactive multimedia training, simulations, or digital learning content

Relevant certifications, such as Red Hat, Security+, Network+, A+, or comparable credentials

Demonstrated ability to influence customer and program leadership through sound technical recommendations, clear communication, tact, and strong customer advocacy

Workplace Options:

This role will require travel of up to 30% to 50% based business needsThis position is fully on-siteWhile on-site, you will be a part of the Annapolis Junction team

Salary Note This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range USD $118,769.00 - USD $128,512.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans