Curriculum Developer

Anduril • Santa Ana, CA

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About The Position

Anduril Industries is seeking a Curriculum Developer to join its Training team and support product operations, mission execution, and maintenance training programs, with a focus on its Tactical Effects business lines. The role helps scale internal knowledge, enable product readiness, educate warfighters and domestic and allied customers, and align team capabilities with the company's mission-driven work.

The Curriculum Developer partners with subject matter experts, flight test teams, trainers, engineers, and Business Development teams across unmanned systems portfolios. The role analyzes, designs, develops, and occasionally delivers training programs, and helps define and scope training requirements for RFP proposals and new business opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in curriculum development, instructional design, or technical training program management; ideally in defense, aerospace, robotics, or a hardware/software environment.
• Proven ability to partner with technical and operational subject matter experts, including engineers, pilots/operators, and maintainers, to organize information into structured learning paths.
• Strong knowledge of instructional design models and frameworks, including ADDIE, SAM, Gagné’s, Merrill’s, and adult learning theories.
• Experience developing training content for diverse modalities, including ILT, vILT, eLearning, tactical performance-support tools, and hands-on field practicals.
• Ability to support the proposal lifecycle by scoping training frameworks and technical deliverables for customer proposals.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, ambiguous, rapidly iterating environment.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with high attention to detail in technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Direct familiarity with unmanned aerial systems (UAS/sUAS), loitering munitions, autonomous robotics, tactical mission payloads, or related military systems.
• Prior experience working with or within the Department of Defense, military flight operations, or defense-contracting training environments.
• Experience using authoring tools such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, TechSmith Camtasia, or similar.
• Experience developing learner-centered solutions beyond traditional slide-based instruction, such as simulator-based training, interactive 3D/AR/VR, or blended field-lab environments.
• Understanding of Learning Management Systems and training tracking tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Technical Communication, Aerospace/Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts, flight operators, systems engineers, and product teams to identify training requirements and define learning outcomes.
• Partner with Business Development and Capture teams to define training requirements, develop courses of instruction, and contribute curriculum scope for RFPs, solicitations, and proposals.
• Conduct needs assessments to identify skill gaps and align training programs with operational military and customer objectives.
• Design and develop curriculum frameworks, course outlines, evaluations, and instructional materials using ADDIE, Kirkpatrick, and other instructional design methodologies.
• Translate complex technical UAS information into engaging, digestible learning experiences.
• Create blended-learning content, including instructor-led training, e-learning modules, job aids, and hands-on practical flight and field evolutions for internal training, Train-the-Trainer, and end-user deliverables.
• Apply adult learning theory and industry best practices to promote knowledge retention, tactical operational proficiency, and safety.
• Partner with content creators, flight trainers, and Training Team members to support effective delivery, flight-line validation, and assessment of programs.
• Maintain version control, documentation standards, and compliance with internal training systems and platforms.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed