Mechanical Engineering Technical Writer & Governance Specialist

Formula One; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare scheme

Dental Care

Job summary

Formula 1 is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technical Author to join the Mechanical Engineering & Design team, supporting the FRO project. You will develop, author and maintain technical documentation, including reports, specifications and release documentation.

Reporting to Head of Mechanical Engineering & Design, you will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to translate complex content into clear documents, manage document control, and support design reviews and

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Masters qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, author and maintain high-quality mechanical engineering technical documentation, including design reports, specifications, work instructions, test procedures and release documentation.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical engineers, designers and cross-functional teams to gather technical information and translate complex engineering content into clear, accurate documents.
• Manage document control activities, ensuring version accuracy, traceability, change records and compliance with internal standards and approval workflows.
• Support engineering governance by preparing documentation packs, status reports and evidence required for design reviews, audits and project milestones.
• Review and update legacy documents to reflect engineering changes, lessons learned and continuous improvement in methods, templates and standards.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, quality and supply chain teams to ensure documentation supports build, inspection and validation activities.
• Maintain document registers and reporting trackers to monitor progress, actions and deliverables across multiple engineering workstreams.
• Ensure all documentation is produced to a high professional standard, with attention to technical accuracy, consistency, confidentiality and deadline adherence.

Skills

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Documentation

Deadline management

CEng registration

CREO knowledge

Windchill/PDMLink knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PTC CREO

Windchill/PDMLink

MS Office (Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Formula 1 is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Technical Author to join the Mechanical Engineering & Design team, supporting the FRO project. You will develop, author and maintain technical documentation, including reports, specifications and release documentation.

Reporting to Head of Mechanical Engineering & Design, you will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to translate complex content into clear documents, manage document control, and support design reviews and