Technical Writer, Maritime

The role

You will partner with product and operations teams to create and maintain user documentation for complex hardware and software systems. You will work with engineers and subject matter experts to identify user workflows and deliver technical manuals, guides, and checklists.

What you will do

• Generate, review, and edit user-focused documentation.
• Work with engineering and operations to deliver task, conditions, and standard-centric documentation.
• Evaluate and prioritize tasks to support product documentation efforts.
• Communicate and manage expectations with stakeholders.
• Identify relevant stakeholders and lead them through a documentation roadmap.
• Engage subject matter experts to guide them towards finished user-facing documents.
• Work with account teams to ensure contract deliverables are accurate and on-time.
• Contribute to the living documentation process to build a documentation culture.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for complex hardware, software, or aerospace systems.
• Experience writing technical, user-facing documentation.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation (e.g., schematics, CAD, or software specs).
• Experience building content in a variety of formats (Word, XML, DITA, etc.).
• Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
• Ability to relocate to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Nice to have

• Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, etc.).
• Passion for excellent documentation and user experience.
• Previous experience creating technical documentation in Aerospace and Defense (for DoD).
• Experience delivering content on fast-paced, complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-40051D and S1000D standards and delivery via IETMs / IETDs.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
• Ability to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.