Senior Instructional Designer 4Training
Newport News, VA - USA
Job Summary
Req ID: 47966
Team: O36 LRN DESIGN & MM PRD
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position:Yes
Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: No relocation assistance available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirement:Yes 10%-25% of the time
Clearance Required:No - Clearance Not Required to Start
Meet HIIs Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25000 employees including third- fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders HIIs Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. Were the sole designer builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers engineers and software developers to solution architects technical subject matter experts and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology manufacturing and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.
Designs and delivers programs to train all levels of personnel. Develops tests and visual aids conducts training classes and develops criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities. Keeps abreast of training and development research: learning theory motivation theory and new materials methods and techniques. Develops in-house programs and practices to identify developmental needs including preparing personnel for more responsible positions and increasing effectiveness in present assignments. May evaluate and/or oversee contractors or vendors to develop and/or administer training programs. May be responsible for development of e-learning programs.
Bachelors Degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience; Masters Degree and 8 year of relevant professional experience
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelors Degree to meet minimum qualifications:
- NNS Apprentice School graduate
- Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
- Associates Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
- Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
- High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing Shipbuilding Trades Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
- High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing Shipbuilding Trades Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
Key responsibilities:
- Stakeholder partnership: serve as a primary internal consultant to operational business units proactively building relationships with SMEs and leadership to understand their core business goals.
- Root cause diagnosis: conduct thorough front-end analyses and performance gap assessments. Distinguish between training needs and process or system issues confidently guiding stakeholders toward the most effective human-performance interventions.
- Learning architecture: translate complex technical mechanical and operational processes into structured intuitive learning paths and curricula
- End-to-end development: design and develop comprehensive multi-modal learning solutions including digital/e-learning instructor-led training on-the-job learning guides and just-in-time performance support materials.
- Multimedia collaboration: lead project teams and collaborate seamlessly with specialized internal functions including multimedia development graphic arts multi-media crews and database administrators
- Talent development: serve as a peer-leader and mentor to instructional designers.
- Design assessment and evaluation: develop strategies to measure behavioral application and impact to operational KPIs
- Data reporting: partner with data and systems teams to leverage tools to monitor learning metrics.
Demonstrated experience:
- Years of experience: 6-8 years of progressive instructional design experience demonstrating end-to-end ownership of one or more large-scale learning initiatives.
- Industry context: proven experience designing training in similar industry.
Technical and consultative competencies:
- Authoring and technology: strong proficiency with modern authoring suites and understanding of LMS capabilities SCORM/xAPI standards and digital content management architectures.
- Change enablement: understanding of change management principles to ensure adoption and smooth rollouts of new training programs across a diverse workforce.
- Course delivery: experience instructing adults in corporate college or community environment whether virtual or in-person
Soft skills:
- Influencing and candor: excellent consultative communication skills; the ability to challenge assumptions manage stakeholder expectations and drive across conflicting priorities.
- Project management leadership: strong organizational skills with evidence of managing multiple concurrent projects with tight operational deadlines.
Will consider the following:
- Education: bachelors or masters degree in instructional design educational technology IO psychology human resource development or a related field.
Why HII
We build the worlds most powerful survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas sky land space and cyber. HIIs diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.
Recognized as one of Americas top large company employers we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts peoples safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve at HII youll find a supportive and welcoming environment competitive benefits and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.
Working at HII is more than a job - its an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical prescription drug dental and vision plan choices on-site health centers tele-medicine wellness resources employee assistance programs savings plan options (401K) financial education and planning tools life insurance tuition reimbursement employee discounts early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.
Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin physical or mental disability age or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state or local law.U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.
Do You Need Assistance
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC