Senior Field SIGINT Instructor (TS/SCI)

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks an experienced Technical Operations Instructor and SME to support field-based training in Sterling, VA, with frequent CONUS travel. The role demands extensive hands-on operational expertise in RF collection concepts, instructional leadership, and program development to enhance hands-on collection proficiency.

The ideal candidate will lead technical training, mentor junior personnel, and advance the training program with a strong emphasis on adult learning principles and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Education, or related technical discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with full-scope polygraph.
• 10+ years of IC/classified operational experience.
• Experience integrating, testing, deploying and supporting technical collection equipment.
• Experience as a technical operations instructor with Training of Trainers (ToT).

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on operational leadership within technical training and field operations teams across projects.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead field training activities including fixed and mobile operations and RF signal collection.
• Train and mentor junior officers in operational tradecraft and leadership principles of hands-on collection operations.
• Develop and deliver training to build officers' knowledge, technical proficiency and on-site performance.
• Serve as a tactical intelligence SME, project lead, or operational leadership in training programs.
• Apply field experience to improve training methodologies, processes, and capabilities.
• Maintain professional tradecraft and pursue continuous learning and certification.
• Support program maturation by developing new capabilities and mentoring instructors.

Skills

RF collection

Field operations

Training

Technical leadership

Adult learning

Travel readiness

Education

Degree in Engineering, Education, or related technical discipline

Tools

Programming concepts

Simulation software

Job description

Nightwing seeks an experienced Technical Operations Instructor and SME to support field-based training in Sterling, VA, with frequent CONUS travel. The role demands extensive hands-on operational expertise in RF collection concepts, instructional leadership, and program development to enhance hands-on collection proficiency.

The ideal candidate will lead technical training, mentor junior personnel, and advance the training program with a strong emphasis on adult learning principles and