Technical Author

Certain Advantage; Wyke Regis; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and professional-services firm is looking for a Technical Author to join their documentation team. This role involves producing and managing technical documents for military communication systems. The ideal candidate should have experience with S1000D standards and technical authoring processes. Familiarity with XML and industry-specific software is essential. This position offers a hybrid work model with part-time remote options.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical documentation and authoring.
• Familiarity with standard numbering systems.
• Ability to perform Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on systems.

Responsibilities

• Gather and assess logistic information for technical publications.
• Author operational procedures and training material.
• Proofread and maintain Data Modules.

Skills

Technical Publications specifications e.g. S1000D 4.1

Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard

Technical authoring processes and techniques

Knowledge of XML Data Module technical authoring

Tools

EAGLE LSAR

EAGLE Publishing System

EAGLE xml editor

Job description

Technical Author

6-month contract

Christchurch – Dorset (3 days a week onsite, 2 remote)

Certain Advantage are hiring for a Technical Author. We’re working with a global engineering and professional-services company that provides technology, infrastructure, defence, and mission-support solutions for governments and industries worldwide.

Role Overview

The role will be working as part 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 trilogisoftware for delivery to the customer.
• General assistance with other ILS and LSA Tasks.

The Individual

• 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.

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