Director, Training Development

Performance Drone Works (PDW) is building the next generation of tactical robotic systems used across defense, national security, and public safety missions. We are building a new center of engineering excellence to design our new category of tactical robotic systems and the industrial capacity to deliver them, bringing decisive airpower into the hands of every operator. We are not here to make promises;

we are here to deliver real systems with real capabilities for real missions.

You will join a team of operators, engineers, and builders who solve hard problems with humility and focus. We design and produce multi-mission aerial systems that operators trust to perform in real-world conditions, reliably, repeatedly, and  approach is grounded in operator-centered design, rapid iteration from field use, and U.S.

-based manufacturing. Weoperateby a clear set of values:
Mission First, Aim Farther, Own It, Win Together. This is how we build advantage and how we help protect our service members, our communities, and our country.

Now,we’reentering a new phase of growth and are looking for a Director of Training Development to lead the development, standardization, delivery, and continuous improvement of training across the organization. The Director of Training Development is responsible for PDW’s training development and the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of its training programs. This leader will oversee instructional systems design and course-of-instruction development personnel, establish curriculum standards, and ensure training content remains aligned with product configurations, technical publications, safety requirements, and approved operating and maintenance procedures.

The Director will also serve as a qualified trainer and work with PDW Master Trainers as an instructor evaluator and standardization leader. The role requires a hands-on leader who can develop curriculum, coach instructors, conduct technical and operational training, and collaborate across engineering, product, operations, safety, and customer-facing teams.

• Own and oversee the development, approval, maintenance, and lifecycle management of all PDW sUAS training curricula.
• Lead and manage instructional systems design and course-of-instruction development personnel, establish priorities, review deliverables, and ensure high-quality execution.
• Establish a standardized training architecture covering learning objectives, lesson plans, instructor and student guides, presentations, practical exercises, academic assessments, flight evaluations, training aids, and eLearning content.
• Support the development and launch of training programs for new products, payloads, software capabilities, and product updates.
• Observe and evaluate instructors, provide actionable coaching, and promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous development.
• Assist with training personnel actions, including workforce planning, recruitment, interviews, selection, onboarding, qualification, and professional development.
• Conduct training audits, instructor evaluations, curriculum validations, and after-action reviews.

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Adult Learning, Aviation, Technical Communication, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible experience in technical training, operational instruction, curriculum development, or training-program management.
• Experience delivering technical or operational training in UAS operations, aviation, aerospace, defense, robotics, or another complex technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading instructors, curriculum developers, instructional designers, or other…