RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Key Responsibilities

The Principal Learning & Development Specialist, reporting to the Mission Assurance Manager Training and Development Lead, applies instructional design expertise to design, develop and deploy learning solutions to address our most critical workforce development needs across the Aeronautics Systems (AS) Sector.

Location: Any NG Worksite, travel up to

As the Principal Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist, you will:

• Developing measurable learning objectives using Bloom’s taxonomy and design instruction that manages cognitive load and incorporates learning frameworks

• Applying instructional design theories and learning methodologies to create impactful learning materials

• Consulting on multiple L&D projects, providing thought leadership and instructional design expertise

• Developing and delivering innovative and engaging virtual and/or in-person training and development offerings, emphasizing experiential and simulation-based learning

• Collaborating with subject matter experts on the planning, development, implementation, and sustainment of talent development solutions

• Conducting subject matter expert interviews to collect information on high-priority skills and business outcomes

• Managing L&D projects through the full ADDIE lifecycle, including establishing goals, learning objectives and timelines

• Prepare presentations and brief stakeholders at multiple levels across the organization

• Designing and implement upskilling solutions that apply adult learning principles and industry best practices

• Training and development of employees within the Mission Assurance organization

• Designing and developing training and development programs and materials that address the identified needs.

• Creating both in-person and online training sessions, workshops, seminars, and e-learning modules.

• Developing evaluation tools such as surveys, tests, and feedback forms to assess the effectiveness of training programs

• Analyzing feedback and performance data to measure the impact of training on employee performance and organizational goals

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. Relevant experience could be in Quality Assurance, IT Training, or Private/Public Education.

• Must be willing to work any shift to include Days, Nights and weekends

• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying training or technical development programs in a corporate, military, or defense setting

• Experience developing, implementing, or managing training management systems

• Ability to Obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance and Special Program Access based on business needs

• Executive level presentation experience and proven proficiency

• Demonstrated experience assessing learning and development needs

• Demonstrated experience facilitating in-person and/or virtual training

• Demonstrated experience creating training materials to support learning needs across an organization

• Demonstrated experience in instructional design models, technology and leveraging learning theories

Preferred Qualifications:

• Worked in/around the technical & functional domains we support (e.g., Quality Management Systems)

• Active Do

D Security Clearance:

• Experience working in an Agile work environment

• Experience with e Learning authoring tools (Adobe Captivate), Share Point, and other Adobe products

• Experience facilitating in-person training

• Experience with mission assurance or quality management

• Experience with data visualization tools

• Experience performing LMS administration tasks, including user provisioning, role assignments, enrollment automation, reporting, and analytics dashboards

Primary Level Salary Range: $70,100.00 - $128,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.