Senior Training Strategist, Aerospace & Defense

Karman Space & Defense; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA) with 회사 매

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance

Short‑ and long‑term disability

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense seeks a Senior Training Specialist to design and deliver technical training for manufacturing and support teams in Corona, CA. You will translate requirements into effective learning experiences, collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and EHS, and ensure audit-ready records.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of training experience, excellent communication, and proficiency with training materials, LMS systems, and document control.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical training, manufacturing training, or related experience.
• Experience developing training materials, delivering instruction, and assessing employee proficiency.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, organization, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers instructor-led, hands-on, digital, and on-the-job training for manufacturing and support employees.
• Creates lesson plans, job aids, qualification checklists, assessments, and training materials aligned with controlled procedures.
• Coordinates onboarding, recurrent training, cross-training, and qualification activities with supervisors and functional leaders.
• Maintains training matrices, completion records, qualification statuses, and certification documentation.
• Evaluates employee proficiency through observations, knowledge checks, demonstrations, and documented assessment criteria.
• Partners with Engineering, Quality, EHS, and Operations SMEs to maintain accurate training content.
• Identifies skill gaps and recommends training interventions.
• Supports train-the-trainer initiatives and on-the-job trainer development.
• Prepares training records and documentation for audits.
• Supports new-product introductions and process changes through training.

Skills

Communication skills

Training delivery

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Training & Development

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Learning Management System

Microsoft Office

Job description

Karman Space & Defense seeks a Senior Training Specialist to design and deliver technical training for manufacturing and support teams in Corona, CA. You will translate requirements into effective learning experiences, collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and EHS, and ensure audit-ready records.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of training experience, excellent communication, and proficiency with training materials, LMS systems, and document control.