Safety & Technical Training Lead

Akiva Ai•Arlington, VA

12d•Remote

About The Position

AKIVA is seeking a Safety & Technical Training Lead to own the development and delivery of Safety Management System (SMS) training, technical content, and promotional materials for the FAA Air Traffic Organization. You will design SMS training within the FAA's enterprise Learning Management System, deliver Safety Risk Management courses on a regular cadence, and partner with the assessment and analytics teams to keep training, briefings, and supporting documentation aligned to current ATO SMS policy and guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Engineering, Safety Sciences, Education, Instructional Design, or a related field (equivalent experience may be substituted)
8+ years of professional experience in technical training development, instructional design, or a closely related discipline
5+ years leading training programs in a regulated, high-availability environment
Demonstrated experience developing and delivering Safety Management System or comparable safety training content
Demonstrated experience producing federal-grade briefings, white papers, and policy support documents
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive-level business-writing skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and at least one Learning Management System
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential
Must be authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Aviation, Engineering, Education, or related discipline
Project Management Professional (PMP) or comparable program management credential
Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), ATD Master Trainer, or comparable instructional design credential
Prior FAA Air Traffic Organization or aviation-industry training experience
Familiarity with the FAA enterprise Learning Management System (eLMS), ATO SMS Manual, and ATO Safety Guidance
Section 508 Trusted Tester certification
Familiarity with AI-assisted instructional design, content-generation, and assessment tools

Responsibilities

Develop formal ATO SMS training content within the FAA's enterprise Learning Management System and verify alignment with current ATO SMS policy, the ATO SMS Manual, and ATO Safety Guidance
Conduct Safety Risk Management training courses on the published training schedule (anticipated approximately every other month)
Develop, implement, and maintain repositories for SMS best practices, employee suggestions, and lessons learned
Develop and produce SMS promotional materials, including brochures, posters, videos, and summit/workshop training materials that promote safety awareness
Draft SMS briefings, white papers, articles, and newsletter content for delivery to internal and external audiences, including ATO Service Units, FAA Lines of Business, and Executive leadership
Develop SMS tools, techniques, and guidance documents (including Safety Risk Management documentation recommendations and updates) consistent with FAA AMS policy
Develop monthly and/or quarterly Safety Performance Reports
Support audit and assessment activities by drafting and editing audit and assessment documentation, including planning schedules, briefings, strategies, plans, procedures, reports, and white papers
Support safety analytics and tools workstreams by contributing training content for new dashboards, capabilities, and data products
Coordinate with the Program Manager on training milestones, deliverable status, and risk; contribute to monthly status reports and program management reviews
Ensure all training and deliverables are Section 508 compliant