Sensors SME Senior

TULK | Swift·Wise·Counsel; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible schedules

Bonuses

Technology support

Tuition reimbursement

401(k)

Professional development

Job summary

TULK is a boutique strategic technology and management consulting firm supporting U.S. Federal Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, and National Security customers.

Senior Sensors SME will apply advanced GEOINT tradecraft, deliver instruction, and maintain courseware for learning events across government programs. The role requires DoD Instructor Certification, TS/SCI clearance, and deep imagery/sensor expertise to train analysts and support government learners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Imagery Exploitation Systems, GEOINT Data Sources, or related field.
• DoD Basic Instructor Certification.
• 10 years of experience focusing on Sensors tradecraft concepts and technology.
• 2 years delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Current Top Secret / SCI clearance required.
• Counter-intelligence polygraph and Intelligence Oversight rules apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in imagery exploitation systems, GEOINT data sources, FMV, Spectral, OPIR, SAR, TIR, and sensor-specific GEOINT tradecraft.
• Deliver GEOINT tradecraft instruction for NGC courses and learning events.
• Maintain and update courseware, exercises, exams, and supporting learning materials.
• Support development and implementation of new GEOINT learning solutions.
• Apply mission-relevant tradecraft in scenario-based and problem-based learning events.
• Coordinate with course managers, learning developers, instructors, and government stakeholders.
• Support NGC governance, policy, partnerships, and special projects within the scope of GTLSS.

Skills

GEOINT tradecraft

Imagery exploitation systems

Adult learning delivery

Security clearance familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Imagery Exploitation Systems or GEOINT Data Sources

Job description

TULK is a boutique strategic technology and management consulting firm supporting U.S. Federal Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, and National Security customers. Our cleared teams help mission organizations operate, communicate, analyze, plan, teach, and execute in dynamic environments.

TULK offers a tailored benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible work schedules where permitted by the customer, performance and referral bonuses, technology support, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), and professional development support.

Sensors SME Senior

About the Work

Senior-level SMEs apply advanced tradecraft in complex or novel situations and support intermediate and advanced GEOINT Tradecraft learning events. A Senior-level SME shall be able to demonstrate their extensive understanding of advanced concepts and skill by applying them in complex or novel situations. They shall be able to apply deep tradecraft-specific skills in scenario-based learning events, and exams. Bringing analysts of different GEOINT tradecrafts together in these learning events/exams will require the SME to understand how other GEOINT tradecrafts and multiple intelligence sources may be applied to address problems for today's policymakers, warfighters, and other federal agencies. A Senior-Level SME is primarily focused on providing support to Intermediate (3000) and Advanced (4000) GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses, but is also capable of supporting Fundamental (2000) GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses within the Imagery Analysis and Sensors content area.

What you will do

• Provide subject matter expertise in imagery exploitation systems, GEOINT data sources, FMV, Spectral, OPIR, SAR, TIR, and sensor-specific GEOINT tradecraft.
• Deliver GEOINT tradecraft instruction for NGC courses and learning events.
• Maintain and update courseware, exercises, exams, and supporting learning materials.
• Support development and implementation of new GEOINT learning solutions.
• Apply mission-relevant tradecraft in scenario-based and problem-based learning events.
• Coordinate with course managers, learning developers, instructors, and government stakeholders.
• Support NGC governance, policy, partnerships, and special projects within the scope of GTLSS.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited (i.e., regional, national, or institutional) academic institution, related to their assigned area of expertise (i.e., Imagery Exploitation Systems, or GEOINT Data Sources).
• Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Instructor Certification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience focusing on the concepts and applications of the Sensors tradecraft, methodology, and technology.
• Minimum 2 years of experience delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Personnel assigned to work with classified material and/or on government property must possess a current Top Secret / SCI Personnel Security Clearance.
• Personnel working with classified information are subject to counter-intelligence polygraph requirements and Intelligence Oversight rules.

Best fit

• You have deep tradecraft experience and can teach advanced concepts to experienced analysts.
• You can build realistic scenario-based learning and evaluate applied performance.
• You can connect your specialty to other GEOINT tradecrafts and intelligence sources.