Principal or Sr. Principal Product Trainer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

This position can be filled at the Principal or Sr. Principal level based on the qualifications of the candidate.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Sr. Principal Product Trainer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Melbourne, FL. supporting the BATTS program. The role will support the Maintenance Courseware training devices and courseware development. This position is fully onsite with no remote work available.

 

Essential Functions

Experience leading teams through Instructional System Design (ISD) process. Generating training artifacts to support courseware design, development and delivery. Candidates with experience performing Front End Analysis (FEA), Training System Requirements Analysis (TSRA), and/or having served as instructors at a formal maintenance schoolhouse (e.g. AETC) are preferred. Candidates are expected to support, build, and promote a positive and collaborative culture across all teams while developing and maintaining expert level knowledge. Candidates must be able to work independently in a deadline-oriented environment and must possess strong written and verbal communication and organizational skills.

Plans, develops, and coordinates in-house product training programs for Field Training Detachment and Customers. Obtains information needed to prepare in-house training programs; prepares training materials; develops course content; determines methodology; and coordinates the development of training aids. Develops criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities. May support oversite of suppliers and supplier materials.

Job Duties:

• Provide a comprehensive analysis of the manpower, personnel, training, acquisition, development, and sustainment requirements for all Airforce maintainer rates.

• Perform formalized Instructional System Design (ISD) analyses, including but not limited to, Front End Analysis (FEA), Baseline Comparison System (BCS) analysis, Job, Duty, Task Analysis (JDTA), Mission Task Analysis (MTA), and Training System Requirements Analysis (TSRA). Task analysis will cover O, I and D level maintenance tasks, including planned maintenance, corrective maintenance, and troubleshooting.

• Develops training curriculum, course of study outlines, and orientation materials to be employed during procedures-based maintenance training.

• Demonstrate and use effective training analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation skills.

• Create templates, maintain processes and provides training on instructional systems design best practices including but not limited to storyboards, lesson design documents, logic diagrams and courseware artifacts.

• Develop instruction materials – self-paced guides, case studies, job aids, evaluations, instructor guides, student guides, and scenario-based course outlines.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify specific training needs and develop solutions for satisfying unique skills-based training requirements.

• Support and provide guidance for training suppliers

• Use ISD current Learning Theory to solve complex learning and performance problems

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to identify specific training needs and develop solutions for satisfying unique skills-based training requirements

• Provide input to meet new training requirements and to keep technical information up to date

• Support the development of criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities

• Oversee and report status of Northrop Grumman program supplier responsible for development of training system contractual requirements

• Conducts quality review of materials