ABOUT PER SCHOLAS:
For 30 years, Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the ever-advancing technology landscape by unlocking the untapped potential of individuals, uplifting communities, and meeting the needs of employers through rigorous tech training. By teaming up with dynamic employer partners, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, we're forging inclusive tech talent pipelines, fulfilling an ever-increasing need for skilled talent. With national remote training and campuses in 20+ cities and counting, Per Scholas offers no-cost training programs in the most sought-after tech skills, spanning Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Support, Software Engineering, and more. To date, 30,000+ individuals have been trained through Per Scholas, propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings. Learn more by visiting PerScholas.org and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Per Scholas preferred hires reside within the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA
Department: National Program
Reports To: VP, Curriculum Development & Operations
Location: Remote, EST (5–10% travel for site research and shadowing)
Employment Type: Temporary 6 months
Who We're Looking ForWe are seeking a technically-minded Technical Curriculum Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable training solutions for skilled trades in semiconductor manufacturing (wafer fabrication, assembly/test, and packaging) and advanced manufacturing.
This is a role for a technical translator: someone who can deconstruct complex semiconductor process and equipment systems and rebuild them into structured, high-quality learning modules. You bring a strong foundation in electrical, instrumentation, and PLC/controls systems, with working familiarity in vacuum technology, gas and chemical delivery, and the integrated mechanical systems that keep a fab running. You are not just a writer; you understand how fab tools and facility systems operate, and how to teach others to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot them in a cleanroom environment.
What You'll DoCurriculum Design and Content Development (70%)
- Module Creation: Build interactive digital learning modules in Articulate 360 (Storyline/Rise) and Google Workspace, fully integrated into Canvas LMS.
- Technical Documentation: Develop instructor manuals, lesson plans, facilitation guides, and learner workbooks with clear, step-by-step instructions for complex tasks such as wafer handling, tool preventive maintenance (PM), and process troubleshooting.
- Visual & Multimedia Aids: Create technical diagrams, videos, animations, and interactive demonstrations that help learners visualize unseen processes such as plasma etch, thin-film deposition, vacuum behavior, and gas/chemical flow.
- Hands-on Lab Design: Design practical lab exercises, diagnostic tests, and performance-based assessments for electrical, vacuum, and equipment-maintenance tasks, with rigorous cleanroom and hazardous-materials safety documentation.
- Curriculum Architecture: Translate technical competencies into modular, progressive skill-building sequences, moving from foundational theory (semiconductor basics, fab process flow) to advanced equipment and process troubleshooting.
Curriculum Maintenance & Feedback (20%)
- Continuous Improvement: Synthesize feedback from learners, instructors, and field/fab SMEs to identify pain points and drive rapid curriculum iteration.
- Content Lifecycle Management: Manage the update cycle for existing modules, adding, updating, or removing content based on changing industry standards, tool generations, and market signals.
- Governance & Version Control: Maintain meticulous version control and technical documentation to ensure site-to-site consistency across national programs.
Program Support & Collaboration (10%)
- Instructor Enablement: Develop instructor onboarding materials and resource libraries, including technical reference sheets and troubleshooting guides for trainers.
- Cross-Functional Support: Assist with program descriptions and technical marketing materials for recruitment and external partnership engagement.
Experience
- 1–3 years in technical instructional design or technical training content creation.
- 1–3 years in electrical, electromechanical, or equipment-maintenance roles in semiconductor fabs, advanced manufacturing, or comparable high-tech industrial environments.
- Strong technical background, with the ability to grasp and convey highly technical subject matter.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to respond clearly in live digital sessions (e.g., Zoom) or in-person training environments.
Technical and Industrial Expertise
- Electrical & Controls (Priority): Demonstrable understanding of electrical systems, instrumentation, and PLC logic and troubleshooting, including the controls and RF power systems found on process tools.
- Semiconductor Process & Equipment Familiarity: Hands-on experience or deep technical familiarity with:
- Front-End Process Tools: Photolithography (steppers/scanners/track), plasma and reactive-ion etch, thin-film deposition (CVD, PVD, ALD, epitaxy), ion implantation, diffusion/oxidation furnaces, CMP, and wet-process/clean benches.
- Vacuum Systems: Roughing and high-vacuum pumps (dry, turbo, cryo), chambers, gauges, and leak detection/troubleshooting.
- Gas & Chemical Delivery: Bulk and specialty gas systems, gas cabinets and valve manifold boxes (VMBs), mass flow controllers, and slurry/chemical distribution for hazardous, pyrophoric, and corrosive materials.
- Metrology & Inspection: Measurement, defect inspection, and test equipment used to qualify wafers and tools.
- Automation & Wafer Handling: Robotics, EFEM/load ports, and equipment automation/communication (e.g., SECS/GEM concepts).
- Facility & Sub-Fab Infrastructure: Ultrapure water (UPW), process cooling water, exhaust abatement and scrubbers, chillers, HVAC and cleanroom environmental controls, and basic pneumatic/hydraulic controls.
- Cleanroom & Contamination Control: Cleanroom protocols, gowning, ESD control, and contamination/particle management.
Instructional Design and Professional Skillset
- Software Stack: Associate-level proficiency in Articulate 360 and Canvas LMS; high proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
- Communication: Exceptional written communication, with a proven ability to simplify expert-level technical jargon into teachable, structured content.
- Safety Mindset: Solid understanding of industrial and semiconductor-specific safety standards and regulations (e.g., OSHA, NFPA 70E, hazardous gas/chemical handling, and SEMI guidelines such as S2/S8).
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certifications in semiconductor, maintenance, electrical, vacuum, or industrial safety disciplines (e.g., SACA Industry 4.0 Associate/Specialist, SMRP CMRT, NIMS Industrial Maintenance, OSHA 10/30, NFPA 70E).
- Instructional design or eLearning certifications (e.g., ATD Instructional Design Certificate, university-based ID certificates, Articulate 360 training, Canvas Certified Educator – Course Design).
- Experience with virtual labs, AR/VR simulations, or SCORM/xAPI content development.
- Familiarity with competency-based education (CBE) and national credentialing frameworks.
Personal Characteristics
- Learner-Centered Mindset: You design for the learner, not the content. You ask 'What does the learner need to DO?' not just 'What do they need to KNOW?'
- Strategic Leader: You can zoom out to see the big picture while maintaining attention to instructional design details
- People Developer: You invest in growing other designers and take pride in their success
- Design Thinking: You approach problems creatively, iterate based on feedback, and balance innovation with practicality
- Collaborative Spirit: You work effectively with SMEs, developers, and stakeholders who may not have design expertise
- Quality Advocate: You have high standards for instructional quality and can articulate why design decisions matter
- Mission-Driven: You are passionate about economic mobility and believe education can transform lives
- Data-Informed: You use learner data and outcomes research to validate design decisions
- Continuous Learner: You stay curious about new instructional approaches and are willing to experiment
Compensation
For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary range of $40 - $50/hour where the difference in salary is typically determined by several factors, including geography in which the selected candidate resides, and alignment with qualifications and experience.
Benefits & Perks
Per Scholas offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and overall quality of life!
Holidays & PTO: Full-Time Per Scholas team members enjoy over 40 days of paid time off each year through a mix of holidays, vacation, and sick/personal time! All employees are eligible for Holiday pay upon hire (a total of 22 holidays annually, including a week off for Independence day and a week before the New Year). Full-Time Benefits Eligible employees also receive 80 Wellness Hours to use for Sick, Safe, or Personal reasons and accrue Vacation at a rate of 8 hours at the beginning of every month, supporting rest, recharge, and work-life balance. Vacation accruals increase with tenure. Part-time employees are afforded time off on a prorated basis and in accordance with local requirements.
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Benefit eligible employees can choose from multiple medical plans through Cigna or Kaiser Permanente (where available), with options to fit your needs. Eligible employees also have access to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) that reimburses eligible out-of-pocket expenses, up to $4,000 for individuals and $8,000 for families.
Dental and Vision Insurance: Eligible employees can select from two dental plan options and a vision plan. Employees who waive medical coverage receive employer paid dental and vision premiums.
Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a current 100% employer match on contributions up to 6%, eligible employees are offered entry and full vesting after 90 days with the company.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential, 24/7 access to counseling, legal support, and financial resources for employees and their household members
Parental Leave: Eligible employees are offered up to 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to support employees as they welcome a new child and bond with their family.
Additional Benefits & Perks: Eligible employees have access to employer-paid life and AD&D Insurance, as well as employer-paid short-term disability coverage, with the option to elect additional life coverage and long-term disability insurance. Flexible Spending accounts are available for healthcare, dependent care, and commuting expenses. Per Scholas also offers a range of voluntary benefits, including: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, and Pet Insurance. Additional resources include healthcare concierge support, financial wellness tools, and employee discount programs.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about this role, please feel free to email our Talent team at [email protected]. We look forward to viewing your application!
Equal Employment Opportunity
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
PII Policies
Non-Discrimination Policy
Skills Required
- 1-3 years in technical instructional design or technical training content creation
- 1-3 years in electrical, electromechanical, or equipment-maintenance roles in semiconductor fabs or advanced manufacturing
- Ability to build interactive digital learning modules in Articulate 360 (Storyline/Rise) and integrate into Canvas LMS
- High proficiency in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Demonstrable understanding of electrical systems, instrumentation, PLC logic and troubleshooting, including controls and RF power systems
- Familiarity with semiconductor process and equipment: photolithography, plasma/reactive-ion etch, thin-film deposition (CVD/PVD/ALD), ion implantation, furnaces, CMP, wet-process
- Knowledge of vacuum systems: roughing and high-vacuum pumps (dry, turbo, cryo), chambers, gauges, leak detection
- Knowledge of gas and chemical delivery systems, gas cabinets, valve manifold boxes (VMBs), mass flow controllers, slurry/chemical distribution
- Familiarity with metrology & inspection equipment and automation/wafer handling (robotics, EFEM/load ports, SECS/GEM concepts)
- Understanding of facility and sub-fab infrastructure: UPW, process cooling water, exhaust abatement, chillers, HVAC, pneumatic/hydraulic controls
- Cleanroom and contamination control practices, gowning, ESD control
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to teach in live digital (Zoom) or in-person settings
- Safety mindset with knowledge of industrial and semiconductor-specific safety standards and regulations (OSHA, NFPA 70E, SEMI S2/S8)
- Ability to create technical diagrams, videos, animations, hands-on lab design, and performance-based assessments
- Experience synthesizing SME feedback and managing content lifecycle/version control
- Experience with cleanroom and hazardous-materials safety documentation
- Experience with Canvas LMS course integration and instructor enablement materials
- Professional certifications in semiconductor, maintenance, electrical, vacuum, or industrial safety (e.g., SACA, SMRP CMRT, NIMS, OSHA, NFPA 70E)
- Instructional design or eLearning certifications (e.g., ATD, Articulate training, Canvas Certified Educator)
- Experience with virtual labs, AR/VR simulations, or SCORM/xAPI content development
- Familiarity with competency-based education (CBE) and national credentialing frameworks
What We Do
Per Scholas is a national organization that has been advancing economic mobility for 25 years. Through rigorous training, professional development, and robust employer connections, we prepare individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry.
