Lead Courseware Revision & Maintenance ISD Specialist

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Job Description

Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

 

Summary 

The Lead Courseware Revision & Maintenance ISD Specialist is responsible for overseeing the sustainment, revision, and modernization of courseware supporting Royal Australian Navy aviation training programs at HMAS Albatross in Nowra, Australia. This senior role leads all courseware lifecycle activities, ensuring updates remain aligned with platform changes, customer directives, operational needs, and MELD (Media Enhanced Learning Design) standards. The incumbent will serve as the on-site ISD authority, collaborating with technical and instructional stakeholders to deliver high-quality training products. Due to the classified nature of the work, a US Secret clearance is required. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

• Lead recurring and ad-hoc courseware updates, including syllabi changes, lesson revisions, concurrency updates, and integration of new aircraft/system information. 

• Manage version control, configuration management, and compliance with CAE style standards and program requirements. 

• Conduct content gap analysis, media updates, assessment reviews, and training sequence improvements using MELD methodology. 

• Oversee creation of Media Selection Syllabus Reports (MSSR), Lesson Specification Reports (LSR), learning objectives, assessments, and supporting instructional materials. 

• Serve as the senior ISD specialist ensuring all courseware design aligns with MELD, CAE processes, and customer training doctrine. 

• Apply ISD analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) processes across all updates. 

• Collaborate closely with subject-matter experts (SMEs), instructors, engineers, and customer representatives to verify accuracy and operational relevance. 

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of ISD developers, media designers, and courseware specialists. 

• Conduct quality reviews, SCORM validations, and conformance checks against instructional standards. 

• Ensure all courseware updates comply with classified handling requirements and DoD-driven processes. 

• Act as the direct Nowra site representative for courseware discussions with customers, program management, instructors, and engineering teams. 

• Recommend enhancements to course