Technical Writer, Defense Hardware & Systems
About the role
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company dedicated to transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The company brings together the expertise, technology, and business models of innovative companies to the defense industry, focusing on autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking.
About the team
Anduril’s Mission Success team is a cross-functional group that partners with every business line and supports all products Anduril builds. Responsibilities include product operations, training and adoption, and user documentation. We are seeking an experienced Technical Writer to create and maintain user documentation across our diverse business lines.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused. Work with engineering and operations to deliver task, conditions, standard-centric documentation.
- Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to successfully support product documentation efforts and keep them on track. Help drive the best decision for the company by using a data-driven approach and consider input from stakeholders to ensure well-informed decisions.
- Communicate and help manage expectations. Ensure risks are noted with adequate time, and shared with leadership.
- Help build a culture of technical documentation by contributing to the living documentation process, ensuring that those that come after you learn from your acquired Anduril experience.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation.
- Experience writing technical user-facing documentation.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation.
- Experience building content in a variety of formats (Word, XML, etc)
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
- Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, etc)
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects.
- 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.
US Salary Range
$86,000 - $149,000 USD
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
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