Instructional Designer

About the Role

Hadrian is building the most advanced manufacturing platform in the world. The Workforce Development team ensures our people can keep pace with this growth through documentation, skills tracking, and compliance content. As part of the Workforce Systems function, the Instructional Designer will own the execution that keeps these systems running, translating raw capability knowledge into structured content.

Key Responsibilities

• Capability Knowledge Coding: Structure raw capability information into systems for workforce use, including skills matrix entries, standard documentation, written evaluations, and compliance course assignments.
• Content Revisioning: Manage the revision process for existing documentation and system content, ensuring updates follow WFD revision control standards and are published accurately across relevant systems.
• New Process Documentation: Collaborate with Training Specialists and SMEs to understand new processes and develop accompanying documentation for technician handoff.
• Trainee Handbooks: Collaborate with Training Specialists and SMEs to identify foundational knowledge requirements for each role and develop trainee handbooks.
• Documentation Maintenance: Audit, reformat, and maintain training documentation across active stations to ensure content meets current WFD standards. Publish approved documentation and manage access requests for audit compliance.
• Skills Matrix Administration: Enter, maintain, and update skills data and organizational requirements within the skills matrix platform.
• LMS Administration: Maintain existing compliance courses, enter and edit data, and build e-learning content for compliance-related topics.
• System Hygiene: Ensure documentation spaces, skills data, and certification records are consistently accurate, well-organized, and ready for audits.

What We're Looking For

• Attention to detail: Ability to catch errors, inconsistencies, and gaps. Understanding that accuracy in documentation and systems data affects training quality and audit outcomes.
• Knowledge translation: Ability to convert raw or unstructured information from SMEs, engineers, or governance teams into clear, structured content across multiple systems.
• Revision control: Treat documentation as a controlled asset, managing updates through the proper process, ensuring adherence to approved standards, and keeping content accurate.
• Systems literacy: Ability to learn new tools quickly and work within multiple platforms with discipline.
• Organization: Ability to manage a queue of documentation requests, content builds, and administrative tasks without losing track of status.
• Communication: Ability to work with SMEs, Training Leads, and partners to gather information, clarify requirements, and close open loops.

What Will Set You Apart

• Background in technical writing, instructional design, or LMS administration in a manufacturing, engineering, or regulated environment.
• Experience working with raw process data or engineering documentation as source material.
• Familiarity with skills matrix platforms or structured competency frameworks.
• Experience in a role where documentation accuracy and version control were critical.
• A manufacturing or engineering background with an interest in knowledge structuring and transfer.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO documentation standards.

Compensation

• Target salary range: $70,000 - $95,000.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• 401k.
• Relocation support (may be provided based on business need).
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Equity.

ITAR Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.