Aviation Employee Development Specialist

PDS Defense, Inc.; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Daily Pay

Affordable medical coverage plan

Direct deposit

Career counseling services

Job summary

PDS Defense, Inc. in Renton, WA is seeking an Aviation Employee Development Specialist. This role develops and delivers training, conducts learning requirements analysis, and coaches individuals to improve performance across aerospace domains.

You’ll manage course content, assess outcomes, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance. Requires Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of related experience; no security clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 6+ years related work experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Education/experience typically required for advanced roles in aviation training and development.
• Military-connected talent encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct learning requirements analysis and establish learning objectives.
• Deliver content and assess effectiveness based on learning objectives.
• Conduct coaching sessions to improve individual or group performance.
• Perform as an instructor in aerospace areas (Electrical, Structural, Quality, Systems, etc.).
• Facilitate learning events and knowledge transfer, track student performance, and roster training.
• Conduct training using varied delivery methods and customize programs and guides.
• Emphasize safety precautions in all training provided.
• Maintain a positive learning environment and address classroom issues.
• Perform assessments and recommend process improvements.
• Conduct Train-the-Trainer sessions to qualify additional instructors.
• Ensure courseware complies with regulatory standards and specifications.

Skills

Aviation training

Coaching

Learning & development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Light Industrial/Manufacturing

Renton, WA Posted: 4/16/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

216761

Job Category:

Light Industrial/Manufacturing

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

2

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Aviation Employee Development Specialist, in Renton, WA. Job ID#216761

Pay Rate: $52 - $57/hr

Job Description

Conducts learning requirements analysis and establishes learning objectives. Designs and develops course content and instructional materials. Tests delivery environment and establishes system access requirements. Delivers content and assesses effectiveness based on learning objectives. Conducts customer workplace coaching sessions to improve individual or group performance. Deploys development tools and monitors implementation and performance outcomes.

Position Responsibilities

Conduct learning requirements analysis and establish learning objectives

Deliver content and assess effectiveness based on learning objectives

Conduct coaching sessions to improve individual or group performance

Perform as an instructor in a specialized content area from one or more of the following areas of Aerospace Skills expertise: Electrical, Structural, Quality, Systems, etc.

Facilitate learning events and knowledge transfer by teaching and team coaching, observing and tracking student performance, adding key insights to enhance the delivery, conduct preparation, delivery and rostering of training to satisfy training requirement

Conduct training utilizing a variety of delivery methods and techniques, and customizes learning programs, courses, presentations and guides

Emphasize safety precautions to be taken in all training provided

Maintain a positive and productive learning environment, and address any problem behaviors in the classroom promptly in accordance with policies

Perform individual and group assessments, and recommend process and performance improvements

Conduct Train-the-Trainer Sessions to qualify additional instructors

Understand regulations and standards, ensure delivery of courseware complies with commercial, government, regulatory and organizational standards and specifications

Education / Experience

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 6 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+4 years' related work experience, 10 years' related work experience, etc.).

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and Daily Pay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance

No Clearance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled