Technical Documentation Illustrator

About The Team

Anduril’s Deployments team is a cross-functional group that partners with every business line and supports all products that Anduril builds. Responsibilities include product operations, training and adoption, user documentation, and several other functions. We believe that the quality of our documentation should reflect the quality of our products, which are world-class.

About The Job

We are seeking a Technical Illustrator to support mission-critical defense programs by developing high-quality technical illustrations used in maintenance, operations, and training documentation. This role creates and revises 2D illustrations and 3D content across Anduril products within the Deployments Technical Writing function.

• Define and implement S1000D compliant illustration standards across technical documentation.
• Advise technical writers and illustrators on appropriate graphic type (procedural, descriptive, parts).
• Develop and maintain illustration style guides.
• Create and revise 2D and 3D content using Rapid Illustrator in support of defense docs (IETMs, manuals, training manuals).
• Interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, source data and redlines to produce accurate illustrations.
• Develop exploded views, parts, breakdowns, installations/removal graphics and system schematics.
• Ensure illustrations comply with S1000D, MIL-STD, and program specific style guides.
• Collaborate with technical writers to align graphics with procedural content.
• Manage illustrations revisions through configuration control and document change processes.
• Maintain and contribute to a reusable graphics asset library.
• Support reviews with engineering, QA, and program stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Define and implement S1000D compliant illustration standards across technical documentation.
• Advise technical writers and illustrators on appropriate graphic type (procedural, descriptive, parts).
• Develop and maintain illustration style guides.
• Create and revise 2D and 3D content using Rapid Illustrator in support of defense docs (IETMs, manuals, training manuals).
• Interpret engineering source data (drawings, models, specifications).
• Develop exploded views, parts, breakdowns, installations/removal graphics and system schematics.
• Ensure illustrations comply with S1000D, MIL-STD, and program specific style guides.
• Collaborate with technical writers to align graphics with procedural content.
• Manage illustrations revisions through configuration control and document change processes.
• Maintain and contribute to a reusable graphics asset library.
• Support reviews with engineering, QA, and program stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a technical illustrator in aerospace, defense, or government contracting.
• Proficiency with PTC IsoDraw/Rapid Author/Rapid Illustrator.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and working in regulated documentation environments.
• Ability to interpret engineering source data (drawings, models, specifications).
• Experience working with technical publication tools (Arbortext, Rapid Author, Cortona).
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work in DOD programs such as fighter aircraft.
• Experience working with a Teamcenter PLM environment.
• Experience working with technical pubs tools such as Arbortext, Oxygen, RapidAuthor.
• Active DoD security clearance.
• Experience in utilizing CAD models as source data for illustration.
• Experience creating interactive 3D animations.
• Experience creating or maintaining illustration style guides.
• Background in both illustration and authoring.

US Salary Range

$129,000—$171,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

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