Senior Aerospace Operations Training Engineer

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in the company

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Operations Technical Trainer in Hawthorne, CA.

You will develop and deliver technical training for manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, quality, and process compliance across assembly, test, and inspection activities. The role focuses on creating instructional materials, administering the training matrix, and coordinating with Quality and Operations to address nonconformance and CAPA trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field or equivalent aerospace/manufacturing experience.
• 5+ years of aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated manufacturing operations.
• Experience developing and delivering technical or shop-floor training (classroom, OJT, or blended).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and deliver technical training for operations processes including assembly, integration, test, inspection, material handling, tooling use, and related support activities.
• Convert engineering drawings, work instructions, process specifications, and quality procedures into clear lesson plans, job aids, demonstrations, and competency checks.
• Administer the operations training matrix: required courses, OJT sign-offs, recertification intervals, and role-based qualifications for technicians, operators, inspectors, and leads.
• Conduct classroom, shop-floor, and virtual instruction; qualify trainers and designated OJT coaches; observe work to verify transfer of training to the floor.
• Partner with Quality and Operations on nonconformance, escape, and CAPA trends; design targeted retraining or process-standardization training when gaps are identified.
• Lead new-hire operations onboarding and process-change training so production teams are qualified before work is released.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using assessments, observation, and feedback; revise content accordingly.
• Manage training calendars, room and equipment logistics, and vendor or OEM training when specialized equipment requires external instruction.

Skills

Training delivery

Technical instruction

Reading engineering drawings

Regulated manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field

Equivalent years of aerospace/manufacturing experience

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Operations Technical Trainer in Hawthorne, CA.

You will develop and deliver technical training for manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, quality, and process compliance across assembly, test, and inspection activities. The role focuses on creating instructional materials, administering the training matrix, and coordinating with Quality and Operations to address nonconformance and CAPA trends.