Defense Technical Writer: Multilingual Field Manuals

Alta Ares; Paris; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Alta Ares is seeking a Technical Writer to own the documentation of its product suite, producing manuals, user guides, interface specifications, and operational references for military operators and integrators.

You will translate highly technical content into clear, actionable, and multilingual documentation in English and French, coordinating with Engineering and Product teams, and maintaining a versioned docs library aligned with releases.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in technical writing for product documentation or operational guides.
• Experience documenting hardware-software integrated systems is mandatory.
• Experience producing docs for non-specialist end-users and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-user docs for Alta Ares product portfolio: manuals, guides, and field references.
• Translate complex content into structured, accessible docs for military operators and integrators.
• Document interfaces, architectures, ICDs, and system descriptions with Engineering.
• Maintain versioned docs aligned to product releases and firmware updates.
• Develop field-ready materials: checklists, quick-reference cards, training materials.

Skills

Technical writing

Multilingual communication

Attention to detail

User manuals

Tools

Notion

Job description

Alta Ares is seeking a Technical Writer to own the documentation of its product suite, producing manuals, user guides, interface specifications, and operational references for military operators and integrators.

You will translate highly technical content into clear, actionable, and multilingual documentation in English and French, coordinating with Engineering and Product teams, and maintaining a versioned docs library aligned with releases.