Training Specialist Senior

$68,000 - $92,000/Yr

General Dynamics - Groton, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Groton, CT

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Training Specialist at GDIT will provide technical expertise for the Naval Underwater Warfare Center's Submarine OnBoard Training (SOBT) program in Groton, CT. This role focuses on curriculum development, database design and maintenance, multimedia courseware development, and user support, ensuring that training materials are accurate, compliant, and effective for warfighters.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the SOBT database in support of regular updates and reports.
• Perform Database Maintenance Requests that include corrections, bug fixes, and enhancements upon request.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, developers, and subject matter experts on the production and distribution of training material.
• Collaborate with the training team to develop and update training materials, tutorials, and other knowledge resources for end-users.
• Organize and present technical information in a clear and concise manner, tailored to the intended audience.
• Ensure training material adheres to established style guides, standards, templates, and section 508 compliance.
• Work closely with the development teams to review and validate technical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Research, gather, and synthesize information from multiple sources to create comprehensive technical documentation for complex systems, technologies, and processes.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest technologies, industry trends and best practices, and apply this knowledge to enhance the quality and effectiveness of documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Participate in and/or lead demonstrations and facilitate implementation of agreed upon ideas.
• Effectively communicate technical challenges, options considered, and the recommended solution to team and customer.
• Maintain documentation for both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must have DOD Secret level clearance to start.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in experience.
• 6 years of relevant experience.
• Must have the ability to work both independently with minimal supervision, and with a team.
• Experience maintaining relational database data.
• Experience section 508 compliance.
• Experience writing and maintaining multimedia training tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as a training specialist supporting Navy programs.
• Experience with Seaware LMS.
• Direct experience in providing customer support.
• Experience with policies and procedures to escalate customer issues.
• Experience with analytical and documentation requirements.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible work weeks
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Business travel and accident insurance