Hybrid Technical Author for Defence Documentation

JFD Global; Westhill; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

Pension

Private medical

Cycle to work

Job summary

James Fisher Defence (JFD) seeks a Technical Author for its Westhill, UK operation. The role focuses on creating and updating Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals and other publications for defence hardware and marine systems.

You will work closely with engineering and production teams, and manage documentation through our PLM/DMS workflow. The position requires a technical writing background, familiarity with Word templates and graphics, and travel to local/overseas sites if needed.

Qualifications

• Technical writing qualification or equivalent industry experience.
• Mechanical and/or Electrical background.
• Experience producing documents for defence, diving or marine sectors.
• Significant document design and production skills.
• Highly skilled in generating and checking documentation and publications.
• Familiarity with Word templates and styles.
• Knowledge of S1000D, ASD-STE100 and Defence Standard 00-601.

Responsibilities

• Create and amend Operating Manuals (OM), Maintenance Manuals (MM), Books of Reference (BR) and Advanced Information Leaflets (AIL).
• Source technical content by liaising with engineering, production and suppliers.
• Collaborate with drafting staff to produce graphical content for manuals.
• Take photos for documents and ensure deliverables meet client requirements.
• Use JFD templates and adhere to documentation style; log changes in PLM/DMS.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Attention to detail

Graphic/content layout

Education

Technical writing qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

James Fisher Defence (JFD) seeks a Technical Author for its Westhill, UK operation. The role focuses on creating and updating Operating Manuals, Maintenance Manuals and other publications for defence hardware and marine systems.

You will work closely with engineering and production teams, and manage documentation through our PLM/DMS workflow. The position requires a technical writing background, familiarity with Word templates and graphics, and travel to local/overseas sites if needed.