Principal Training Developer

Prattwhitney; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme (up to 10.5% company)

Life Assurance (6x salary)

25 days + holidays + buy/sell up to 5

Company bonus scheme

Flexible benefits package (Health Cash

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

RTX, a leader in defence and aerospace, is seeking a Principal Training Developer for its CMDC Training Service in the UK. The role leads a team of Training Developers, drives content creation, and champions CPD and innovation while ensuring alignment with CMDC standards.

The position requires extensive instructional design expertise, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and flexibility to travel to UK sites. A strong background in digital media and design tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience creating training content with industry tools.
• Applying instructional design theories to develop effective learning.
• Ability to translate technical info into engaging visuals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Training Developers and Senior Training Developers.
• Delegate tasks to leverage skills and develop talent.
• Own work quality, standards, and delivery within CMDC Training Service.
• Drive continuous improvement and stay current with training tech.
• Coordinate with peers to align quality and direction.
• Coach and mentor training developers for skill growth.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

3DS Max

Blender

Unity

Articulate 360

Instructional design

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Team leadership

Time management

Education

Digital Media/Graphic Design qualification

Learning & Development qualification

Tools

Moodle

Jira

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-18 Country: United Kingdom Location: Winnersh, Wokingham Position Role Type: Hybrid Principal Training Developer Permanent

Benefits

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 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)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 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

Work Culture 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.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. 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.

Role & Responsibilities

• Effectively managing a team of Training Developers and/or Senior Training Developers.
• Efficiently delegating tasks within the team to leverage existing skills and developing future talent.
• Serve as the accountable owner for all work produced within the respective area of expertise, ensuring it meets the agreed standards, objectives, and expectations.
• Driving continuous improvement and change initiatives within the respective skillset to ensure our processes and products remain of the highest quality and up to date with latest initiatives and advances in technology.
• Working closely with the rest of the Principal Training Developers to ensure alignment across quality, output and future direction.
• Coaching & mentoring training developers and aligning development opportunities where possible to help raise skills and competencies.
• Actively focused on promoting innovation and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in support of team Goals.
• Produce interactive learning material for our customer’s training courses in accordance with CMDC production process, Development Manual and Style Guides.
• Creation of technology-led training, exploiting effective asset management and workflows.
• Consider, champion, and implement innovative training solutions to meet our customer’s training needs.
• Actively speaking up and asking questions, providing ideas and sharing knowledge / expertise across CMDC.
• Role modelling a proactive and willing approach, professional attitude, and leadership behaviours across CMDC.
• Comply with Raytheon and Customer policies.
• Carry out any other reasonable task such as assisting the other areas within Raytheon when required.
• Employees are responsible for their own Health and Safety and that of work colleagues and customers.
• The nature of Customer’s training requires a high degree of flexibility for all Raytheon staff; there may be a requirement for travel to other sites within the UK.
• Be responsible for championing and fostering a culture of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance and continuous improvement.
• Any other duties required to complete the CMDC Training Service.

Required experience

• Experience in creating and developing content within the required tools, such as Adobe Creative Cloud suite of design tools, 3DS Max, Blender, Unity, and Articulate 360. Ensure instructional materials align with best practices and internal quality standards.
• Must be organised and work well both independently and in a fast-paced team environment.
• Applying instructional design theories and adult learning principles to create high-quality learning experiences.
• Ability to comprehend/interpret technical and non-technical information and apply it to visual mediums.
• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment.
• To effectively communicate with stakeholders outside of the training development team to gather technical information necessary for development.
• Experience of supporting and developing others.
• Experience leading small teams to ensure standards and project milestones are met.
• Ability to confidently use MS Office (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• The successful candidate must be able to qualify for SC security clearance.

Required education

• A qualification in Digital Media, Graphic Design, Learning & Development, or a related field at the minimum grade of QCF Level 4 or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in creating and developing training content with intermediate levels of proficiency in respective skillset.

Desirable experience

• Should have some experience of: Experience in management & leadership.
• Experience in developing technology-led training.
• Experience using Moodle and Jira.
• UK Ministry of Defence procedures and policies Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).

Desired education

• A qualification in Leadership & Management (ILM) or People/Learning & Development (Assoc CIPD) or a related field at the minimum grade of QCF Level 5 (Degree) or equivalent.
• A qualification in Digital Media, Graphic Design or a related field at the minimum grade of QCF Level 6 (Degree) or equivalent.
• Demonstratable experience in effectively managing people.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.