Technical Writer - Spacecraft & Manufacturing

About the role

Xona is seeking a Technical Writer to join the program team and support engineering and manufacturing across the company. The role involves producing and maintaining technical documents and work instructions, attending design reviews, and developing service level agreements.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering teams in producing and maintaining technical documents including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), test procedures, design specs, and review packages.
• Develop, review, and maintain manufacturing work instructions, assembly procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for spacecraft production.
• Work across geographically distributed engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure documentation consistency and accessibility.
• Generate, edit, and maintain contract deliverable documentation, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery against contractual requirements.
• Develop and maintain Service Level Agreement (SLA) definitions, document escalation paths, and system configurations for reliable on-orbit operations and ground system management.
• Maintain documentation supporting regulatory compliance (e.g., FCC/NOAA licensing, Orbital Debris Mitigation plans).
• Help establish and maintain the organization, versioning, and accessibility of technical documentation.
• Develop lightweight documentation standards and templates that scale as the company and program grow.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of technical writing experience in aerospace, defense, hardware manufacturing, or a similarly technical field.
• Proven ability to write clear, accurate work instructions and SOPs for manufacturing or assembly environments.
• Comfortable working directly with engineers to extract technical content and translate it into clean, usable documentation.
• Self-directed and able to manage multiple documentation workstreams simultaneously in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfortable asking questions when requirements are unclear - we value clarity over assumptions.

Preferred Experience

• Documenting spacecraft, satellite, or precision hardware development programs.
• Supporting program reviews such as Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), or Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) with documentation packages.
• Familiarity with manufacturing execution or quality management systems.
• Proficiency with documentation tools such as Confluence, Google Workspace, or similar.
• Interest in growing into a documentation lead or program management role as the team scales.

Qualifications

• To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
• To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
• To comply with Canadian regulations, successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Skills

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of aerospace or related fields.
• Experience with documentation tools and software.

Benefits

At Xona, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible working hours to accommodate the needs of the role and the team.