Senior Technical Training & Development Specialist (Aerospace)

Location: Rio Rancho, NM, and Torrance, CA; travel between both locations as needed. The role may require access to restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or classified information.

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers advanced defense systems in an early-stage aerospace and defense manufacturing environment.

What you will do

• Develop role-based technical curricula, qualification pathways, competency standards, practical assessments, skills checklists, and structured OJT programs.
• Design and facilitate hands-on training, technical training cells, cohort-based onboarding, and workforce development programs.
• Collaborate with subject-matter experts across manufacturing, engineering, propulsion, avionics, composites, and testing to identify needs and build learning solutions.
• Lead train-the-trainer initiatives by identifying, coaching, and qualifying internal instructors.
• Create presentations, facilitator guides, practical exercises, assessments, and job aids, and evaluate training effectiveness as processes evolve.
• Integrate safety, quality, compliance, and program security requirements into training while providing guidance and mentorship to training personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Education, Instructional Design, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing or leading technical training programs in manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defense, or a similar environment.
• Demonstrated experience with instructional design, technical curriculum development, and hands-on training delivery.
• Experience developing competency assessments, qualification criteria, and structured OJT programs.
• Strong facilitation, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently develop technical training materials and collaborate effectively with subject-matter experts.
• Experience coordinating multiple training initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel between the Torrance, CA, and Rio Rancho, NM, locations as needed.
• Employment may be contingent on obtaining and maintaining required U.S. Government security clearance or authorization, citizenship or other eligibility requirements, and access to export-controlled information without additional export licensing.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, defense, propulsion, avionics, composites, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience establishing hands-on training environments and train-the-trainer programs.
• Familiarity with AS9100, OSHA, manufacturing quality and safety requirements, learning management systems, and instructional development tools.
• Experience mentoring technical instructors or instructional designers.
• Familiarity with competency-based qualification systems, workforce development, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an early-stage environment emphasizing ownership, rapid iteration, continuous improvement, hands-on problem-solving, safety, and qualification standards.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, operations, EHS, Quality, Program Security, educational institutions, apprenticeship programs, and external training providers.
• Generous benefits package; details are provided on hirify.global’s Careers page.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to reasonable accommodations throughout the application and hiring process.