Technical Author

Technical Staffing Resources Limited; Hurn; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technical staffing company is seeking a Technical Author for an 8-month contract in Christchurch, Dorset. The role involves producing and managing technical documentation for military communications systems. Candidates should have extensive experience in technical publications, with knowledge of S1000D standards. This position offers hybrid working arrangements, with three days in the office and two days from home.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay rate

Inside IR35 work engagement

Client side working

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technical documentation.
• Good understanding of technical source data.
• Sound knowledge of technical authoring specifications.

Responsibilities

• Gather logistic information from suppliers.
• Conduct Maintenance Task Analysis on communications systems.
• Author Data modules and technical publications.

Skills

Technical Publications specifications e.g. S1000D 4.1

Data Module authoring to S1000D 4.1 standard

Standard Numbering Systems

Population and maintenance of DMRL

Technical authoring processes

Knowledge of XML Data Module technical authoring

Excellent attention to detail

Tools

EAGLE LSAR

EAGLE Publishing System

trilogibuild

Job description

Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR who are aleading global engineering, construction, and services company.

KBR support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.

We are looking to recruit aTechnical Authorfor an 8-month contract, based in Christchurch, Dorset.

On Offer

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Inside IR35 work engagement
• Client side working
• Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office, 2 from home

Purpose of the role
The role will be working as port of a small technical documentation team on a wide area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation and maintenance of the system.

This will include the compilation and analysis of the appropriate source data to enable to production of Procedural, Descriptive and illustrated parts Data modules, as well as the population of the Logistic Support Analysis Repository (LSAR).

Key Activities
Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications

Undertake Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on Electronic computing and communication systems including an array of radios and masts.

Author Data modules from the MTA and other publications including operating procedures and training material. This will include technical drawings.

Liaise with Training Team to provide assistance with training content.

Assist in the creation and maintenance of the Data Modules Requirements List

Author from new and update the full suite of descriptive, procedural and IPD data modules to populate the Common Source Database (CSDB).

Proofread and review Data Modules produced by other team members, using the CSDB workflow.

Produce new IETPs using trilogibuild software for delivery to the customer.
General assistance with other ILS and LSA Tasks

Skills / Experience
Extensive experience in the areas listed above under key activities.

A good understanding of technical source data for systems, sub-systems and Line Replaceable Items/Units (LRU/Is) for generation of technical descriptions for inclusion into relevant technical publications Data Modules (DMs)

Sound Knowledge and experience of;

• Technical Publications specifications e.g. S1000D 4.1, Def Stan 00-601
• Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard
• Standard Numbering Systems
• Population and maintenance of a Data Module Requirements List (DMRL)
• Technical authoring processes and techniques using industry proprietary software tools preferably through an EAGLE LSAR and EAGLE Publishing System to construct a comprehensive CSDB
• Knowledge and experience of XML Data Module technical authoring using EAGLE xml editor or industry equivalent.
• Technical Publications/IETP/CSDB Configuration Management processes
• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of trilogibuild is desirable
• Illustrations

NB.We can only consider candidateswith an existing right to live and work in the UK.

If the above opportunity describes you, then I would love to speak with you, call me - 01372 862020