Technical Author - MOD

Travail Employment Group; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Technical Author in the Harrogate area to produce high-quality technical documentation for MOD equipment. The ideal candidate has an engineering background and experience with military publications. Benefits include private medical cover, flexible working, and opportunities for progression.

Benefits

Private medical and dental cover

Flexible working

Hybrid after training

4 x death in service

Bonus

Training and progression

Qualifications

• Knowledge in Mechanical or Electrical or Electronics engineering.
• Experience with military technical publications including AESPs/BRs/APs.
• Capability to understand and simplify complex technical data.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to create technical documentation for MOD equipment.
• Collaborate with manufacturers to create and revise technical documents.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure documentation accuracy.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Confident user of MS Office suite

Ability to evaluate and appraise technical information

Confident communication skills

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

Technical Author – MOD

Harrogate area, £38-40kpa

Excellent opportunity for ex-forces engineers to join a growing business in the Harrogate area producing high quality technical documentation used in the maintenance and operation of equipment supplied to the MOD.

The role would suit someone with a background in ILS, training or in a technical library environment with knowledge of military AESPs, BRs, Aps publications.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to interpret and collate data to create a wide range of technical documentation for MOD equipment.
• Collaborate with equipment manufacturers to create and revise technical documentation, such as operation, maintenance manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogues, Supportability Engineering (ILS Elements), Safety Engineering and Training Media.
• You will work closely with key stakeholders to plan, develop, and refine technical documentation and ensure all content is accurate, clear and user-friendly.
• Ensure all documentation meets company standards and is delivered within agreed timeframes.
• You will be required to undertake a full security check for this role.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant engineering qualification with knowledge in Mechanical or Electrical or Electronics engineering.
• Have knowledge of technical publications, and ideally military technical publications including AESPs/BRs/APs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and confident user of MS office suite.
• Capability to evaluate and appraise source technical information.
• Confident communication skills able to consult with customers for information gathering.
• Be able to understand, analyse and simplify complex technical data into a user friendly format.
• Hold a full driver's licence.
• Ideally come from and MOD, Forces, REME, Navy, Airforce or similar with experience in Integrated Logistics Support, training and / or technical library.

Benefits

• Private medical and dental cover
• Flexible working
• Hybrid after training
• 4 x death in service
• Bonus
• Training and progression

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Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy