Mission-Critical Technical Writer for Defence & Flight Ops

Chaos1 Pty; Australian Capital Territory; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days of annual leave

Clearance sponsorship

Mobilised from the start

Superannuation above mandated rate

Job summary

Chaos1 is seeking a mission-first Technical Writer to own report production, the standard operating procedure library and product documentation across the Mission Operations business line.

You will edit, produce and release the assessment reports analysts draft so the customer can act on them, keep the procedure library current and controlled, and write the manuals, guides and data packages that ship with Chaos1's systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Communications or a related discipline.
• Over 3 years of technical writing in engineering, Defence, aviation or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated production of technical reports, procedures or manuals to a documented standard.
• Ability to work with technical subject matter experts and turn their input into clear, accurate text at pace.
• Experience with document control, version control and review workflows.
• Working proficiency in Microsoft Word and SharePoint, including templates, styles and structured documents.
• Willingness to travel to Defence sites and ranges to capture material at source.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain a NV1 security clearance.
• Onsite at Chaos1's XFACTORY, Sydney with hybrid work.

Responsibilities

• Edit, format and release assessment and post-activity reports drafted by analysts to Chaos1's data standards and customer requirements.
• Run the SOP library including templates, version control and review cycles, and prepare each procedure for release.
• Write product documentation including operator manuals and quick reference guides, and produce maintenance procedures and technical data packages.
• Run day-to-day document control for Mission Operations documents inside the quality management system, including numbering, protective markings, review and approval records.
• Capture procedures and technical material at source with the analysts, engineers and pilots on the range and at XFACTORY
• Build and maintain templates, style rules and controlled vocabulary for Chaos1 documents
• Manage report throughput against campaign deadlines, and flag risks early
• Support proposal and bid documents when the campaign calendar allows

Skills

Technical writing

Document control

Templates & styles

Collaborating with SMEs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Communications or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Word

SharePoint

Job description

Chaos1 is seeking a mission-first Technical Writer to own report production, the standard operating procedure library and product documentation across the Mission Operations business line.

You will edit, produce and release the assessment reports analysts draft so the customer can act on them, keep the procedure library current and controlled, and write the manuals, guides and data packages that ship with Chaos1's systems.