Date Posted:
2026-04-14
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
Fareham, Hampshire
Position Role Type:
Hybrid
Training Solution Architect
Location: HMS Collingwood
Permanent
Onsite
Benefits:
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£: Competitive salary
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Contributory Pension Scheme
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6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
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25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
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Car/Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
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Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
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Enhanced sick pay
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Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
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Private Medical Insurance – dependant on grade
Work Culture
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37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
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Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
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Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
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Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
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Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.
About us
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
Our Business
As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.
With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.
Through advanced technology and our people’s expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what’s possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.
Role & Responsibilities
Raytheon UK are seeking an experienced learning professional with expertise in the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) and training design to fulfil the role of Training Solution Architect (TSA) within the Engineering function.
The TSA acts as the technical lead for training-related change requests. The role triages incoming requests, conducts scoping to determine whether training design activity is required, and assesses whether sufficient information exists to proceed. Working with the change programme team, the TSA develops clarification questions for customers, reviews responses, and defines the direction of the training solution. When requirements are sufficiently understood, the TSA produces a technical training solution proposal outlining the proposed training design approach, resource estimates, and an outline project plan. The TSA owns the training change process through to solution approval and provides technical oversight during delivery to ensure outputs align with the agreed solution and DSAT principles. Delivery remains the responsibility of internal teams or external partners.
Responsibilities
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Act as the engineering point of contact for training-related change requests
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Conduct initial triage and scoping analysis to determine if training design activity is required
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Assess change requests to confirm requirements are sufficiently defined to proceed
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Work with programme teams to develop clarification questions for customers
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Analyse responses to clarify requirements and shape the direction of the solution
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Produce technical solution proposals / scoping reports including:
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proposed training design solution
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resource estimates (BOE)
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outline project plan and milestones
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Coordinate inputs from SMEs, training designers, media specialists, and other engineering disciplines
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Provide technical requirements to delivery teams or suppliers
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Maintain governance records including assumptions, decisions, and constraints
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Provide technical oversight during delivery to ensure outputs align with the approved solution
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Support internal stakeholders during the adoption of delivery outputs into portfolio
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Engage with stakeholders and governance forums to provide engineering updates and recommendations
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Support Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance and continuous improvement
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Undertake other duties required to support programme needs
Required experience
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Applying the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) or similar structured training methodology
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Producing scoping reports or defining training solutions within complex programmes or change environments
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Training Design (DSAT Element 2)
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Working with stakeholders to clarify requirements and shape training solutions
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Integrating inputs from multiple stakeholders into a coherent proposal
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Presenting technical recommendations to senior stakeholders
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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University degree or equivalent professional experience
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Ability to travel when required
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Eligible for or holder of SC security clearance (sponsorship may be available)
Desirable experience
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DSAT Elements 1 (Analysis) and/or 3 (Delivery), with awareness of Element 4 (Assurance)
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Instructional design methodologies such as ADDIE
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Overseeing or supporting subcontracted training analysis or development
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Digital learning or media development environments
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Instructional Systems Design, Human Performance Technology, Adult Education, Human Factors, Engineering, or related disciplines
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Strategic or systems-level thinking in training solution development
RTX
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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