Sr. Instructional Design Specialist (Contract)

Do you enjoy being the resident expert mentoring others in your area of expertise? Join our team of top-tier instructional design specialist and take your career to new heights! As a Sr Instructional Design Specialist, you will be using your skills and expertise to expand our in-house learning programs and practices including identifying learning needs, creating training that skills our employees for more responsible positions, and increasing effectiveness of training. You'll be responsible for creating e-learning modules, instructor-led training, and training reference materials. You will also be responsible for performing intakes and needs analysis for requested learning projects. You may coach stakeholders and SMEs who are creating training and help lead the process of developing criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of our training. You may be the lead Instructional Designer, or a mentor for the lead Instructional Designer, on large enterprise projects where outcomes will be highly visible. The training you create will serve as an example for more junior team members. In this senior role, you will support the L&D Manager in process and procedure development, team support, and mentoring junior team members.
Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin, Durham, North Carolina, and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations. Learn more about Sierra Space
Must-haves:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Instructional or Graphic Design, or related field of study and typically 10+ years of related work experience

• Relevant experience beyond 10+ years may be considered in lieu of required education

• Extensive knowledge of Instructional Design and Adult Learning principles
• Extensive experience managing high level stakeholders and SMEs
• Extensive experience managing training projects from analysis to evaluation
• Extensive experience creating compliance or process training in a highly regulated environment
• Extensive working knowledge of e-learning authoring tools (Articulate 360, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Captivate) and ability to teach others how to use these tools
• Ability to coach and mentor peers and junior team members
• Extensive background in needs analysis and evaluation of training effectiveness
• Experience with LMSes (Workday, Cornerstone, etc.)

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Instructional or Graphic Design, or related field of study
• Learning or Instructional Design Certificate (e.g. Adult Learning Certificate, ATD Instructional Design Certificate, etc.)
• Experience with audio and/or video production
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Sierra Space offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
As COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities, we are taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID-19 and associated variants pose in the workplace. SNC is committed to supporting our employees while ensuring we continue to meet essential national security needs of our country.
With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, SNC will continue to require COVID-19 vaccination status for all employees including new hires. In accordance with applicable requirements, all current and newly hired employees who are unvaccinated may be required to adhere to enhanced onsite safety protocols including weekly COVID-19 testing, face coverings, and social distancing.
The status of applicable COVID-19 vaccination requirements are subject to change depending on applicable court orders and the course of ongoing litigation. Candidates may later be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved exemption.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.