Senior Defence Technical Writer - S1000D/IETP Expert

Lockheed Martin Australia Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Additional leave weeks

Study leave

Mental health support

Employee discounts

Novated leasing

Financial guidance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Technical Publications professional to deliver and evolve ILS documentation for AIR6500. The role works in an agile environment with engineers and customers to ensure accurate, accessible publications that support complex defence systems.

Based in Mawson Lakes, SA, you will develop manuals, service publications and publications supporting installation, operation and maintenance, while aligning with S1000D and XML/CSDB workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience with structured authoring using EAGLE LPD/EPS and S1000D.
• Experience in defence engineering/maintenance environments.
• Experience delivering S1000D projects using XML and CSDB for IETPs.
• Ability to identify technical illustrations and graphics to communicate concepts.
• Proficiency in AI prompting applicable to this role.

Responsibilities

• Develops clear, concise technical documentation for installation, operation and maintenance.
• Develops and maintains operational specifications and technical bulletins.
• Gathers and validates technical information with engineers and SMEs.
• Reviews and interprets engineering drawings, specs, notes and standards.
• Observes equipment and processes to understand technical requirements.
• Updates and revises publications to keep content current.
• Collaborates with engineering and maintenance to translate complex data.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice.

Skills

Structured authoring

EAGLE LPD

S1000D

XML CSDB

Technical illustrations

AI prompting

Defense engineering

Tools

Eagle EPS

XML

CSDB

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Technical Publications professional to deliver and evolve ILS documentation for AIR6500. The role works in an agile environment with engineers and customers to ensure accurate, accessible publications that support complex defence systems.

Based in Mawson Lakes, SA, you will develop manuals, service publications and publications supporting installation, operation and maintenance, while aligning with S1000D and XML/CSDB workflows.