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Cognex is hiring a Senior Instructional Designer. The role involves creating instructional materials for technical audiences, developing learning objectives, and delivering organized content to the Global Training Team. The designer also manages training resources and contributes to the assessment design to measure course effectiveness.

Highlights

Create online and classroom instructional materials including lab exercises targeting technical audiences
Identify learning objectives and apply instructional design theories like ADDIE and Bloom's Taxonomy
Deliver all training content in an organized, consistent manner to the Global Training Team
Establish and maintain secure training libraries and content distribution access
Design and distribute assessments to evaluate knowledge retention and training impact
Proficient with Microsoft Office, eLearning tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia), and cloud-based LMS
Minimum 5 years of instructional design or eLearning development experience in an engineering-related field
Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education technology, engineering, or equivalent experience required
Experience with machine vision and industrial automation is desirable
Strong communication skills and ability to mentor junior team members

Senior Instructional Designer Full Description

Senior Instructional Designer

Natick, Massachusetts

Full time

Job Description

The Company:

Cognex is the largest, most successful and recognized global player in industrial machine vision! We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years. Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what’s being seen. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun, rewarding, and quirky environment.

Essential Functions

Create instructional materials (online and classroom presentations, including lab exercises and skills journals) targeted to a technical audience
Identify learning objectives, performance outcomes, apply instructional design theories and methods, and evaluative strategies to deliver content, including consulting with program owners and subject matter experts to identify learning gaps and content requirements
Deliver all instructional and supporting materials to the Global Training Team in an organized, consistent, and efficient way to ensure effortless consumption
Establish and maintain training libraries and repositories whilst ensuring the highest level of security and appropriate distribution of access levels
Contribute to the design, organization and distribution of assessments to measure knowledge retention and effectiveness of courses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Advanced time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workload when receiving content development requests from multiple cross-functional teams
Thorough understanding of target audiences and adapt content development to it, while maintaining the desired expectations of all stakeholders
In-depth knowledge of instructional design principles (i.e., ADDIE model, Bloom’s Taxonomy), learning models, best practices, and adult learning theory
Ability to work independently during development cycles, delivering content on time while meeting all project requirements, and will help guide more junior team members
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.), eLearning software tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia), or other relevant tools, including translation platform
Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, etc.) to both internal and external stakeholders
Ability to publish content for an eLearning platform
Knowledgeable on cloud-based Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Experience with incorporating multiple media elements into learning programs including audio, video, animation, simulation, and self-developed graphics
Mentors and coaches team members to collaborate effectively on assigned projects and ensure a constructive environment for sharing ideas, developing methodologies, and fostering creativity

Minimum Qualifications Required:

Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education technology or engineering related disciplines or equivalent work experience
Experience in machine vision and industrial automation is desirable
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in instructional design/eLearning development in an engineering-related field
Must possess English language proficiency (spoken and written) as a minimum for the role

Additional Job Description

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cognex is an equal opportunity employer. Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Original Job Description

Senior Instructional Designer

Natick, Massachusetts

Full time

Job Description

The Company:

Essential Functions

Create instructional materials (online and classroom presentations, including lab exercises and skills journals) targeted to a technical audience
Identify learning objectives, performance outcomes, apply instructional design theories and methods, and evaluative strategies to deliver content, including consulting with program owners and subject matter experts to identify learning gaps and content requirements
Deliver all instructional and supporting materials to the Global Training Team in an organized, consistent, and efficient way to ensure effortless consumption
Establish and maintain training libraries and repositories whilst ensuring the highest level of security and appropriate distribution of access levels
Contribute to the design, organization and distribution of assessments to measure knowledge retention and effectiveness of courses

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Advanced time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize workload when receiving content development requests from multiple cross-functional teams
Thorough understanding of target audiences and adapt content development to it, while maintaining the desired expectations of all stakeholders
In-depth knowledge of instructional design principles (i.e., ADDIE model, Bloom’s Taxonomy), learning models, best practices, and adult learning theory
Ability to work independently during development cycles, delivering content on time while meeting all project requirements, and will help guide more junior team members
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.), eLearning software tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia), or other relevant tools, including translation platform
Strong communication skills (written, verbal, presentation, etc.) to both internal and external stakeholders
Ability to publish content for an eLearning platform
Knowledgeable on cloud-based Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Experience with incorporating multiple media elements into learning programs including audio, video, animation, simulation, and self-developed graphics
Mentors and coaches team members to collaborate effectively on assigned projects and ensure a constructive environment for sharing ideas, developing methodologies, and fostering creativity

Minimum Qualifications Required:

Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education technology or engineering related disciplines or equivalent work experience
Experience in machine vision and industrial automation is desirable
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in instructional design/eLearning development in an engineering-related field
Must possess English language proficiency (spoken and written) as a minimum for the role

Additional Job Description

Equal Employment Opportunity

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