Design & Assessment Specialist

RTX Corporation; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 days holiday (increasing with years

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Family friendly policies

37hr working week

Remote, hybrid and site-based options

Volunteer days

Flexible working culture

Job summary

Raytheon UK, a leading defence technology firm, seeks expert Training Designers to shape learning experiences across multiple technical domains. The role focuses on instructional design, analytics, and aligned media development to enhance learner outcomes.

You'll work with Courseware Developers and Media Developers, supporting accreditation and applying modern learning technologies to boost engagement and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience in instructional design and learning systems.
• Proven ability to adapt training to active learning and new technologies.
• Experience supporting accreditation activities.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Design and assess training programs across technical domains.
• Advise on courseware development and media development.
• Develop and support assessments to measure learner progress.
• Support accreditation processes and continuous improvement.
• Coach and mentor internal teams in learning design best practices.

Skills

Instructional design

Learning platforms

Courseware development

Media development

Learning technologies

Coaching & mentoring

Agile methodology

Tools

Programme management tools

Job description

Raytheon UK are about to undertake a transformational learning programme for the Royal Navy, our Design and Assessment Specialists are integral to the learner experience. They play key roles in ensuring that our customers and learners receive the highest quality training. These experts have extensive knowledge in both instructional design and learning systems, allowing them to provide advice and coaching on effective programs tailored to the needs of the Royal Navy,

• Possess demonstrable knowledge of adapting training materials to reflect active learning approaches and utilising trending technologies to exploit these approaches.
• Support the development of training programmes across a range of technical specialisms, using a variety of approaches that differ from conventional training methods to engage learners and demonstrably improve and assess learner cognition.
• Be expert in various learning platforms and learning technologies, able to advise Training Design, Courseware Development and Media Development teams on the best way to utilise and customise training solutions to meet customer needs.
• Provide instruction to Training Designers, Courseware Developers and Media Developers, supporting course and assessment design to meet client objectives. These assessments are often used to measure progress, evaluate results and identify areas for improvement.
• Support the accreditation process, ensuring all requirements are met. This can include designing training materials, developing summative and formative assessments, or providing guidance on other accreditation-related activities.
• Coach and mentor Training Designers, Courseware Developers and Media Developers in learning design best practice, assessment design, innovative instructional strategies and learning technologies.
• Promote innovative learning approaches, including gamification, virtual reality, simulation, adaptive learning technologies and other contemporary learning methods, to enhance learner engagement and performance.
• Continually assess the impact of training content and implement continuous improvement based on data-driven outcomes.
• Responsible for the continuous professional development of yourself.
• Employees are responsible for their own Health and Safety and that of work colleagues and customers.
• Follow security standards and system requirements to protect data and ensure smooth operations.
• Any other duties required to support the Integrated Training Design Service.
  Excellent communication skills at all levels both internally and within the customer organisation.
• Development and delivery environments and have contributed to the design of significant training courses.
• The training design and development processes for training media.
• Applying learning design principles and assessment methodologies within training design, courseware development and media development environments.
• Experienced and capable of working within a team.

Desirable experience

• AGILE methodology and working practice.
• Using programme management tools and applications.
• Training and/or Instructional Design Detailed knowledge and practical experience of: UK Ministry of Defence procedures and policies Defence Systems Approach to Training
  At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology.

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers' toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers. With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development. Through advanced technology and our people's expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what's possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.

Work Culture

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.