Instructional Designer, Training Content & Enablement

Responsibilities:

Instructional Design & Content Development

• Design and develop engaging learning experiences for internal teams and external customers across technical, operational, and business domains.
• Translate complex system capabilities, procedures, and workflows into clear instructional content including eLearning, job aids, assessments, and instructor-led materials.
• Apply instructional design methodologies and learning principles to maximize learner engagement and retention.
• Develop interactive learning activities, simulations, and scenario-based content aligned to real operational use cases.

Training Needs Analysis & Stakeholder Partnership

• Conduct training needs analyses to identify skill gaps, define learning objectives, and recommend training solutions aligned with organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with SMEs and functional leaders to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment to current SOPs, and product and system capabilities.
• Facilitate content reviews, manage feedback cycles, and maintain alignment across stakeholders for timely delivery.

Assessment, Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

• Create measurable assessments and evaluation tools that validate proficiency, readiness, and training effectiveness.
• Establish evaluation approaches (e.g., knowledge checks, practical assessments, performance metrics) and use results to refine training strategy and content.
• Analyze learner feedback and performance data to identify improvement opportunities and recommend updates to training content, delivery methods, and learning pathways.

Training Operations Enablement

• Maintain training documentation, version control, and course assets to support scalability, auditability, and repeatable delivery.
• Serve as a resource to instructors, managers, learners, and stakeholders by sharing evolving learning technologies and best practices that promote consistent execution.

Delivery Support & Instructor Enablement

• Support training sessions as needed, ensuring a consistent learner experience and alignment to learning objectives.
• Develop facilitator guides, instructor standards, and enablement materials that support high-quality delivery across distributed teams.

Content Governance & Compliance

• Ensure training content aligns with applicable compliance standards and internal documentation requirements.
• Maintain clean versioning and traceability between training content, SOPs, and system updates.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education, learning sciences, or related field required, Master’s preferred.
• Proven experience designing and delivering training in technical environments (manufacturing, engineering, operations, defense, maritime, or similar preferred).
• Proficiency with eLearning authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia or equivalent).
• Experience designing and delivering instructor-led training (ILT) and blended learning programs.
• Strong visual and digital design skills (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, HTML or similar).
• Advanced knowledge of assessment design, evaluation methods, and data-driven learning improvement.
• Strong project management, documentation, and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.
• Experience administering training in an LMS; Cornerstone experience preferred.
• Experience designing training for AR/VR formats preferred.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Physical Demands:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.
• Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to work in varying environmental conditions including shipyards, fabrication spaces, and onboard vessels.