Requirement: Instructor (SATCOM)
Location: Oeiras, PORTUGAL
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Not to Exceed Rate: 71 EUR
Total Scope of the request (hours): 800
Required Start Date: 1 June 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Duties & Role:
Deliver role-based (operational or managerial) and/or technical training/learning solutions to adult learners, in order to effect improvement in the learners' job performance, in accordance with NATO policy, guidance and standards.
Develop, adapt and maintain course/learning solutions and continuously improve subject matter expertise.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- Recent experience (at least 5 years) with providing training on highly technical subjects to both non-technical personnel as well as technical specialists.
- Professional experience in learning delivery methodologies for adult learners.
- Previous experience with online and blended learning technologies including Learning Management Systems (LMS).
- Demonstrable practical experience in the operation, testing, and maintenance of modern Satellite Communications (SATCOM) systems.
- Demonstrable in-depth knowledge in SATCOM communication technology.
- Knowledge of Antenna sub-systems (e.g. Radome, feed horn, reflector, pedestal, waveguides, tracking receiver, control systems);
- Knowledge of Transmitting and receiving chains (e.g. Combiners/Dividers, frequency converters, Low Noise Amplifiers, High Power Amplifiers);
- Knowledge of Baseband and modem (e.g. Routing, Switching, digital and modulation processes);
- Knowledge of Testing and maintenance (e.g. Spectrum Analysers, Signal Analysers, Power Meters, interpreting electronic/electrical diagrams, Satellite link and equipment test procedures, preventive and corrective maintenance actions);
- Experience in teaching SATCOM systems.
- Desirable: Working in a NATO SATCOM deployed exercise or operation environments, or equivalent experience
