Senior Aerospace Technical Training Specialist

Castelion Corporation; New Mexico; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion seeks a Senior Technical Training & Development Specialist to lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of technical training across manufacturing, engineering, and operations in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment.

You will develop curricula, qualification standards, and hands-on training programs, partner with SMEs, and mentor instructors while aligning with safety, quality, and program security requirements. Some travel between Torrance, CA and Rio Rancho, NM is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Education, Instructional Design, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement role-based technical curricula and qualification pathways using instructional design methods.
• Collaborate with SMEs across manufacturing and engineering to identify training needs and develop learning solutions.
• Design and facilitate hands-on training, training cells, onboarding, and structured OJT programs.
• Develop competency standards, assessments, and qualification requirements to validate proficiency.
• Lead train-the-trainer initiatives and qualify internal instructors to ensure consistent delivery.
• Create training materials including presentations, guides, exercises, and assessments.
• Integrate safety, quality, and program security requirements into training content.

Skills

Facilitation

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Curriculum design

Instructional design

Hands-on training

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Education, Instructional Design, or related field

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Instructional development tools

Job description

Castelion seeks a Senior Technical Training & Development Specialist to lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of technical training across manufacturing, engineering, and operations in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment.

You will develop curricula, qualification standards, and hands-on training programs, partner with SMEs, and mentor instructors while aligning with safety, quality, and program security requirements. Some travel between Torrance, CA and Rio Rancho, NM is expected.