Aerospace S1000D Technical Documentation Specialist

Destinus; Katwijk; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Destinus is seeking a Technical Documentation / S1000D Specialist to lead the creation and governance of aerospace-focused technical publications. You will implement S1000D standards, manage documentation across product lifecycles, and collaborate with Engineering, ILS, and CM teams to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Join Destinus to contribute to manuals, catalogs, and publications while supporting customer reviews, audits, and bid activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Communication, Aerospace, Defence, Logistics, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience creating technical docs with S1000D.
• Experience with Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals and docs lifecycle management.
• Good understanding of configuration management principles.
• Experience with publications in highly regulated industries.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage technical documentation following S1000D standards.
• Establish and continuously improve the company's technical publications capability.
• Create and maintain operator manuals, maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, and other technical publications.
• Manage documentation updates, revisions, and change control throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure consistency between engineering data, configuration baselines, and technical documentation.
• Support the implementation and management of Common Source Databases and technical authoring environments.
• Review, validate, and verify documentation produced by internal teams and external suppliers.
• Collaborate with Engineering, ILS, and Configuration Management teams to ensure technical accuracy.
• Support customer reviews, audits, qualification activities, and documentation acceptance processes.
• Contribute to engineering change management and configuration control activities.
• Develop and improve documentation standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support proposal and bid activities by preparing technical publications and support documentation deliverables

Skills

S1000D experience

Technical writing

English proficiency

Configuration management understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical Communications/Aerospace/Defence/Logistics

Tools

XML-based documentation environments

Common Source Databases

Job description

Destinus is seeking a Technical Documentation / S1000D Specialist to lead the creation and governance of aerospace-focused technical publications. You will implement S1000D standards, manage documentation across product lifecycles, and collaborate with Engineering, ILS, and CM teams to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Join Destinus to contribute to manuals, catalogs, and publications while supporting customer reviews, audits, and bid activities.