Director, Training Development

About This Role

This role leads the development, standardization, delivery, and continuous improvement of training across the organization for tactical robotic systems. The Director of Training Development is responsible for the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of all training programs, overseeing instructional systems design and course-of-instruction development personnel, and establishing curriculum standards. This position also serves as a qualified trainer, instructor evaluator, and standardization leader, requiring a hands-on approach to curriculum development, instructor coaching, and conducting technical and operational training.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the development, approval, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all PDW sUAS training curricula
• Lead and manage instructional systems design and course-of-instruction development personnel, establish priorities, review deliverables, and ensure high-quality execution
• Establish a standardized training architecture covering learning objectives, lesson plans, instructor and student guides, presentations, practical exercises, academic assessments, flight evaluations, training aids, and eLearning content
• Support the development and launch of training programs for new products, payloads, software capabilities, and product updates
• Observe and evaluate instructors, provide actionable coaching, and promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous development
• Assist with training personnel actions, including workforce planning, recruitment, interviews, selection, onboarding, qualification, and professional development
• Conduct training audits, instructor evaluations, curriculum validations, and after-action reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Adult Learning, Aviation, Technical Communication, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in technical training, operational instruction, curriculum development, or training-program management
• Experience delivering technical or operational training in UAS operations, aviation, aerospace, defense, robotics, or another complex technical environment
• Demonstrated experience leading instructors, curriculum developers, instructional designers, or other training professionals
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage curricula, courses of instruction, SOPs, assessments, instructor guides, student materials, and technical-training documentation
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance or higher, as required
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required, up to 50%

Nice to have:

• Prior experience as a master trainer, instructor evaluator, standardization instructor, or training-program manager