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Instructional Systems Designer

🇺🇸 Remote - OK

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $80K - $120K

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ October 10th, 2025

Blackboard LMS

Edtech.com's Summary

SAIC is hiring an Instructional Systems Designer to develop instructor-led and interactive multimedia web-based training content using established instructional design principles. The role involves job task analysis, creating lesson plans, assessments, and working collaboratively with stakeholders to align objectives and facilitate course development.

Highlights
  • Design and develop instructional content including lesson plans, storyboards, and video scripts.
  • Assess training projects for instructional soundness and technical accuracy.
  • Create synchronous and asynchronous courses with up to level three interactivity following multimedia e-learning standards.
  • Develop written and performance tests aligned with learning objectives.
  • Collaborate with instructional designers and subject matter experts to build training scenarios and simulations.
  • Use Articulate Storyline360; experience with Blackboard and SuccessFactors LMS preferred.
  • Apply FAA Safety and Technical Training (AJI) requirements to training projects, if applicable.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Systems Design or related field and 10+ years of instructional design experience required.
  • U.S. citizenship and passing a Public Trust background check required.
  • Target salary range is $80,001 to $120,000 annually.

Instructional Systems Designer Full Description

Instructional Systems Designer

Location: REMOTE WORK, OK, United States
Date Posted: Oct 9, 2025
Category: Training
Subcategory: Instr Sys Design
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust
Potential for Remote Work: Remote

Job Description

Description

General Position Execution Expectations:
Use established instructional design principles to design and develop instructional content for both instructor-led and interactive multi-media web-based training. Responsibilities may include job task analysis, establishing clearly defined learning outcomes and performance objectives, developing lesson plans, storyboards and instructional video scripts as well as assessment items.

Assess training projects to determine if they meet established criteria for being instructionally sound and technically accurate.

Design and implement synchronous and asynchronous courses up to level three interactivity, in accordance with current multimedia e-learning industry standards.

Create comprehensive written tests that link directly to learning objectives and assess the learners specific knowledge required to perform a particular job duty. 

Create performance tests that link directly to learning objectives and require learners to perform a task instead of selecting an answer from a list.  

Work with instructional designers and subject matter experts to design and develop training scenarios and simulations.

Work directly with multiple stakeholders to manage and align objectives, promote collaboration, and facilitate course development and deployment.

Develop and modify learning products, to include presentation slides, instructor and student guides, quick reference materials, checklists, tutorials, interactive exercises, and instructional videos. 

Develop multiple instructional products simultaneously and work independently or in a team.

Qualifications
  • Position is remote, however, selected candidate preferably will reside in the Oklahoma City area.
  • Must be a US Citizen and pass a background investigation for a position of Public Trust. 

Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Systems Design or related discipline (such as English or Education) from an accredited college or university.

Ten (10) years or more of instructional design experience to include the application of Instructional Systems Design, execution of job task analyses, design and development of training curricula, course materials, assessments, training evaluation systems and instruments.

Possess proficiency with Articulate Storyline360.

Experience implementing training on Blackboard and SuccessFactors LMS preferred.

Experience applying FAA Safety and Technical Training (AJI) requirements to training projects is preferred.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.