Defence Technical Author — Hybrid Working

James Fisher and Sons; Westhill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company Pension

Job summary

James Fisher and Sons is seeking a Technical Author to join the Defence Engineering team at Westhill with hybrid working. You will create and amend Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, Books of Reference and Advanced Information Leaflets, plus internal engineering docs and JFD publications.

The role supports the standard product range including diving sets and hyperbaric systems. You will liaise with engineering and production, source content, and produce client-ready deliverables using Word,

Qualifications

• Technical writing qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Mechanical and/or Electrical background.
• Experience producing documents for defence, diving or marine sectors.
• Strong document design and production skills.
• High proficiency in creating and checking company publications.
• Proficient with Word, FrameMaker and Acrobat.
• Familiar with Word templates and styles.
• Knowledge of graphical packages.
• Awareness of S1000D, ASD-STE100 and Defence Standard 00-601.
• Knowledge of current and upcoming documentation tools.
• Willingness to travel to local or overseas sites.
• Experience with DMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Create and amend Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, Books of Reference and Advanced Information Leaflets.
• Source technical content by liaising with engineering, production and suppliers.
• Collaborate with drafting staff to produce graphical content for manuals.
• Take photos for inclusion in documents.
• Produce deliverables to client requirements (PDF, printed matter, etc).
• Use JFD documentation templates and adhere to style guides.
• File creation and amendment details within the PLM/DMS system.
• Create Engineering Change Notes for document changes.

Skills

Technical writing

Mechanical/Electrical background

Defence/marine documentation

Document design & production

Word, FrameMaker, Acrobat

Templates & styles

Graphical packages

Industry standards S1000D/ASD-STE100/0

DMS experience

Travel flexibility

Education

Technical writing qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

James Fisher and Sons is seeking a Technical Author to join the Defence Engineering team at Westhill with hybrid working. You will create and amend Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, Books of Reference and Advanced Information Leaflets, plus internal engineering docs and JFD publications.

The role supports the standard product range including diving sets and hyperbaric systems. You will liaise with engineering and production, source content, and produce client-ready deliverables using Word,