Imagery and Sensors SME LeadAbout the WorkLead-level SMEs serve as senior technical authorities, mentor other SMEs, coordinate with course managers and branch leadership, and support instruction across multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Levels.
A Lead-level Imagery Analysis and Sensors SME is considered an authority in their field and a key resource as a mentor for other SMEs. They shall have a sophisticated understanding of planning, execution, oversight, and day-to-day management of contractor business activities in the HDNGI Branch and be able to apply broad or in-depth expertise in highly complex and ambiguous situations. They act as the primary POC for Imagery Analysis and Sensors Course Managers (CMs) and the Branch Chief (BC), and are responsible for maintaining awareness over other Imagery Analysis and Sensors SMEs certification and qualification plans to ensure compliance, while maintaining their own NGC Instructor compliances (certification/qualification) and instructing courses as assigned. A Lead-Level Imagery Analysis and Sensors SME is capable of providing support to multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses (Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced) within the Imagery Analysis and Sensors content area.
What you will do- Provide subject matter expertise in imagery analysis, imagery exploitation systems, GEOINT data sources, FMV, Spectral, OPIR, SAR, TIR, and imagery/sensor tradecraft.
- Mentor other SMEs and support content-area coordination, certification awareness, and qualification planning.
- 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 Analysis, 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 Imagery Analysis and Sensors tradecraft, methodology, and technology.
- Minimum 2 years of experience delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
- Minimum 4 years of experience managing day-to-day activities of a team.
- 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 are comfortable being the technical lead, mentor, and escalation point for a content area.
- You can balance instruction, course support, SME coordination, and customer-facing communication.
- You can translate deep mission experience into practical adult-learning content.
