Instructional Designer I

Daikin Applied Americas Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance options

Dental and vision insurance

401K with company match

Life insurance and disability

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and tuition assistance

Job summary

Daikin Applied Americas Inc. seeks an Instructional Designer I to design and develop technical HVAC training content for sales and service teams. You will lead design projects and coordinate external instructional designers, delivering performance-based learning across modalities.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 1–2 years in instructional design, with experience in VILT, eLearning, and authoring tools. Hybrid work in Plymouth, MN is available with benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 1-2 years of instructional design experience.
• Experience with authoring tools and VILT/eLearning.
• Knowledge of design/development tools, modalities and technology.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiar with ADDIE model.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Instructional Design & Development 70%: create engaging content across modalities.
• Project Coordination 20%: manage multiple projects with standard PM practices.
• Performance Consulting 10%: identify learning opportunities and outcomes.

Skills

Instructional design

Authoring tools

VILT

eLearning

Micro-learning

ILT

ADDIE model

Communication

Design/development tools

Technology awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe suite

SnagIt

Webex

Camtasia

Pathway

Cornerstone

Articulate

Vyond

Intrepid

Job description

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Make your mark at the world’s largest HVAC company Daikin Applied is seeking an Instructional Designer I. Daikin Learning drives business value by providing excellence in learning to our external and internal customers. We provide technical HVAC education to our sales and service organizations. We are on a mission to modernize the way we teach by enhancing our designs and leveraging technology to engage with our learners. The Senior Instructional Designer is responsible for designing and developing learning content that delivers performance outcomes. This role will lead design projects and will be expected to direct external instructional designers on project deliverables and day-to-day duties. Strong knowledge on a variety of learning modalities is highly desirable. The content in Daikin Learning is highly technical engineering topics and would require someone with experience on highly technical topics. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location: Plymouth, MN, Hybrid

What you will do:

• Instructional Design & Development 70% Leverage high impact instructional design methodology to create engaging learning content and interactive learning experiences aligned to business results. Develop solutions that create powerful targeted learning experiences in a variety of modalities: virtual classrooms, eLearning, video, learning pathway, playlists, instructor-led. Contributes to the evaluation and selection of learning technologies for the organization. Apply the Instructional Design process in the organization, and support Sr. Instructional Designer, Program Managers, or Manager on projects.
• Project Coordination 20% Responsible for the management of multiple simultaneous projects. Leverage standard learning project management practices and tools including: charter, scope, schedule, risk and dashboard. Accountable for projects to be delivered on-time, within scope.
• Performance Consulting 10% Partner with senior learning team members, leaders, sponsors and subject matter experts to identify learning opportunities that drive business results. Produce needs analysis, learner personas that deliver innovative, performance-based learning outcomes. Identify opportunities to leverage learning and collaborative technologies to enhance the learner experience.

What’s in it for you:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Learning, Education, Human Resources, Business
• 1-2 years of Instructional design experience
• Authoring tools
• Design and development of VILT, eLearning, micro-learning, and ILT
• Knowledge of Design/development tools, modalities and technology
• Strong communication skills
• Familiar with the ADDIE model
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 to 4 years leveraging various modalities of design: Virtual Instructor Led, eLearning, Micro-learning, Pathway
• Agile design
• Project Management skills
• Experience with human resources, leadership or other corporate training topics
• Technology: Adobe suite, SnagIt, Webex, Camtasia, Pathway, Cornerstone, Articulate, Vyond, Intrepid
• Leveraging various modalities of design: Virtual Instructor Led, eLearning, Micro-learning, Pathway
• Agile design
• Project coordination skills

Benefits:

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage
• Short term and long-term disability
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual
• Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $59,500K- $97,900K in MN. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Daikin Applied is not just an HVAC company. We're part of a global technology powerhouse that uses Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) to transform the world. We're innovators and leaders. Not only as a business, but as individuals. And we are honored to say we were named to Forbes' America's Best-In-State Employers list for 2025, ranking #1 in Minnesota for Manufacturing and Engineering. You see, we're not just innovating on the outside. We're innovating on the inside to unlock people's unlimited potential and bring out the diverse and groundbreaking ideas that will help us solve today's most pressing challenges. That's why Daikin offers more than a job. Here's where you'll be heard, be valued, belong – and be able to make your mark. Over the past several years, we’ve proudly welcomed several organizations into our family, each bringing unique strengths, deep expertise, and talented teams. As we continue to grow, these partners play a vital role in expanding our capabilities and shaping the future of our organization. Whichever Daikin Applied company you join, you’ll be part of a unified, supportive environment where you can make an impact and grow your career.