Senior Manager, Product Development - Critical Infrastructure & Advanced Manufacturing

Position: Senior Manager, Product Development - Critical Infrastructure & Advanced Manufacturing

Location: Remote

Preferred Location: New York City or Atlanta

Reports To: Senior Director, Instructional Design & Development

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Per Scholas is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Development - Critical Infrastructure & Advanced Manufacturing to lead the development and continuous improvement of curriculum and instructional resources for training pathways related to critical infrastructure, data centers, and advanced manufacturing environments.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical credibility with the ability to translate complex content into clear, applied learning experiences for adult learners. The person in this role will work across subject matter experts, instructional partners, and delivery stakeholders to build and refine high-quality training materials that are practical, scalable, and aligned to workforce outcomes.

This is a hands-on role with significant responsibility for content development, cross-functional collaboration, project ownership, and continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead the development, revision, and maintenance of curriculum, assessments, labs, instructor resources, and learner-facing materials for critical infrastructure and advanced manufacturing pathways.
• Translate technical concepts, procedures, and field practices into clear, job-relevant learning experiences for adult learners.
• Maintain ongoing oversight of materials to ensure quality and accuracy of curriculum
• Collaborate with Product Development, instructors, platform or technology partners, and other cross-functional stakeholders to support successful implementation
• Utilize technology and media to develop dynamic and engaging curriculum content
• Design learning activities that are clearly structured, engaging, and built to support learner understanding, application, and instructor usability.
• Develop solutions (e.g., instructor-led, virtual, eLearning, blended, etc.) that provide relevant, challenging, and productive learning experiences. Finalize materials through reviews, pilot tests, etc.
• Define, document, and maintain the scope of learning materials. Perform risk assessment and mitigation and communicate clearly inside and outside the team.
• Research on new technical training offerings, upskill and take challenges to develop curriculum content and assessments
• Complete special projects and requests as opportunities arise
• Contribute to fine-tuning our content development process as we scale, and your work will ultimately deliver quality, reliable methods of measuring learners' progress nationwide.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO US:

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience working in (or consulting with) critical infrastructure, data centers, and/or advanced manufacturing facilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing successful training programs for one or more of the following role titles: Electromechanical Technicians, Instrument Technicians, PLC/Automation Control Technicians, Industrial Mechanics, Industrial Electricians, Critical Facility Engineers/Technicians, or similar roles.
• Deep understanding of (and how to operate/maintain/troubleshoot) the common equipment found in highly automated facilities such as: pumps, motors, motor controllers, PDUs, MCCs, sensors/actuators, PLCs/DCS/SCADA, VFDs, UPS, Diesel Generators, ATS, pneumatics, hydraulics, CRAH, CRAC, BMS, and similar equipment.
• Significant experience with safety requirements (LOTO/OSHA/NFPA) in environments requiring maintenance on high energy systems (electrical or mechanical).
• Strong background working with SOPs/MOPs/EOPs (or similar) to maintain or restore equipment in critical environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electromechanical systems that experience faulted conditions and communicate that process to others.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
• Experience working on concurrent priority projects while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal, communication, multi-tasking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to take ownership over tasks and meet short and long-term deliverables
• A passion for continuous improvement and keeping current on the latest trends in learning.
• BA / BS in the relevant fields or equivalent experience and/or Industry certifications related to safety, facilities, industrial systems, or automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing curriculum or instructional content for adult learners in workforce, technical training, higher education, or corporate learning environments.
• Experience building labs, assessments, simulations, or scenario-based learning activities).
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and project management capabilities, including knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Facilitation and coaching experience to various audiences.
• Certifications in OSHA, NFPA.

Personal Characteristics

• You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission
• You are comfortable working with SMEs, instructors, and internal partners with different priorities
• You know how to structure messy source material into something clear, teachable, and usable
• You take ownership of deliverables and follow through on revision and implementation details
• You care about both quality and practicality
• You are comfortable working in an evolving environment where process is still being strengthened
• You believe in Per Scholas’ mission and in building training that creates real access to strong careers