Software Product Trainer

• Job Title: Software ProductTrainer
• Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak/occasional international travel
• We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
• Please note: candidatesmust be willing to undergo security clearance
• Referral Bonus: £1000
• Grade: GG10
• You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.
• We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.
• If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.
• PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Role Description

The Software Trainer is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality training solutions across multiple products and capability areas. The role requires expertise in producing training materials compliant with Ministry of Defence (MoD) or equivalent NATO standards, specifically ISPEC, ASPEC, and associated Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) artefacts.

The Software Trainer will work closely with engineering, product, service, and customer teams to ensure that all training outputs are accurate, engaging, traceable to requirements, and compliant with applicable training governance. The role includes delivery of both classroom and virtual training to military and civilian end users.

Core duties

• Develop Training Needs Analysis (TNA) outputs aligned with DSAT methodology
• Produce training specifications, lesson plans, and supporting documentation in ISPEC and ASPEC formats
• Create training content for multiple products, including: Instructor led training (ILT), Computer based training (CBT), e-Learning modules, User guides and reference materials
• Ensure all training aligns with system design, user workflows, and operational use cases
• Deliver high quality training courses to MoD customers, including classroom, blended, and remote formats
• Adapt delivery style to match audience needs (operators, maintainers, administrators, senior stakeholders)
• Assess learner performance through practical tasks, assessments, and knowledge checks

Essential Skills

• Proven experience producing MoD or NATO equivalent compliant training materials (ISPEC, ASPEC, DSAT)
• Experience delivering training to military or defence customers
• Experience with simulation, blended learning, VR/AR training, or modern learning technologies
• Strong instructional design background
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, engineering designs, and operational procedures
• Excellent customer-facing communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to senior personnel
• Defence domain experience (Navy, Army, RAF, or Defence industry) or other complex civil systems would be advantageous
• Understanding of systems engineering or product development lifecycles

The Digital Management team

Digital Management sits withing the Defence Business Unit of Digital Intelligence and delivers data integration and information management solutions for complex defence assets. We design, build, deploy and support a suite of software products including PropheSEA, which enables organisations to manage their complex assets throughout their lifecycle through Integrated Product Support

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 6th November 2026

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