Technical Author

Marshall of Cambridge Holdings Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm is seeking a Technical Author based in Cambridge. The role involves producing high-quality Technical Publications and supporting project activities. Ideal candidates will have skills in Technical Authoring and experience with required authoring tools. The position offers hybrid working opportunities and various benefits, including pension contributions and healthcare plans.

Benefits

27 days holiday increasing with service

Hybrid working opportunities

Pension contributions up to 9%

Healthcare cash plan

Flexible benefit program

Life assurance at 4x basic salary

Enhanced parental leave and pay

Paid volunteering leave

Access to wellbeing resources and tools

Qualifications

• Experience of Technical Authoring to challenging timescales.
• Knowledge of ASD S Series Technical Publications and ILS standards.
• Appreciation of Def Stan 00-600, especially Def Stan 601 Part 4.

Responsibilities

• Producing high-quality Technical Publications in compliance with standards.
• Ensuring publications meet customer requirements.
• Providing technical publication guidance across the business.

Skills

Technical Authoring

Planning and organization skills

Enhanced communication skills

Tools

MS Word

Eagle EPS

MadCap Flare

FrameMaker

Job description

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

As a Technical Author at Marshall Land Systems, you will play a key role in creating and maintaining a wide range of technical publications, ensuring all deliverables meet our standards for quality, cost, and schedule.

This role is primarily based on-site in Cambridge, with occasional international travel required to support project activities and stakeholder engagement.

The successful candidate will be required to be eligible to obtain UK MOD SC (security clearance).

Responsibilities in this role will include:

• Producing high-quality Technical Publications in compliance with relevant standards, using approved authoring tools and software.
• Ensuring all publications and illustrations meet customer requirements for operation, maintenance, and repair documentation.
• Reviewing and verifying all content to ensure accuracy, particularly with regard to safety, hazard, and caution statements.
• Delivering all Technical Publications on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Providing technical publication guidance across the business and supporting formal project reviews.
• Attending customer meetings as required, ensuring expectations are met and positive relationships are established early.
• Monitoring and reporting task progress, highlighting issues, risks, or resource constraints to the Line Manager.
• Coordinating the translation of overseas customer publications through approved translation partners to maintain quality and consistency.
• Sharing lessons learned and best practices to drive continuous improvement across the team and wider business.
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues, fostering professional development within the team.
• Providing technical publications support and advice to project teams to ensure documentation requirements are fully met.
• Supporting the Technical Publications Manager / Senior Specialist to ensure all publication deliverables are completed efficiently and in line with project schedules.
• Participating in validation and verification activities (such as Ease of Maintenance Assessments, Logistic Demonstrations, or customer-defined events).
• Promoting and adhering to company values, processes, and procedures, as well as Health, Safety, and Environmental legislation and best practice.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Experience of Technical Authoring to challenging timescales.
• Good planning and organisation skills.
• Enhanced communication skills.
• Planning and delivery to schedules, at time, cost and quality.
• Appreciation of Def Stan 00-600, especially Def Stan 601 Part 4.
• Development of Technical Publication solutions.

Knowledge/Experience of:

• All MS Office Products, especially MS Word and any specialist Authoring Software such as Eagle EPS, Arbortext Editor, MadCap Flare, FrameMaker etc.
• ASD S Series Technical Publications and ILS standards.
• Military publications such as AESP (Def Stan 00-601 Parts 1-4), Air Publications or IETPs (ASD S1000D).
• Configuration Management and Documentation Control.

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Healthcare cash plan
• Extensive flexible benefit program
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools