Aerospace Technical Writer: Spacecraft & Hardware

Insight Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Insight Global in San Jose, CA is seeking a Technical Writer to support the development, manufacturing, and production of spacecraft and satellite hardware. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations to produce and maintain critical documentation and ensure alignment with complex aerospace programs.

The role requires translating engineering concepts into clear documents, creating manuals, build guides, and SOPs, and maintaining documentation libraries for fast

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical writing experience within aerospace, space, satellite, defense, electronics, hardware, manufacturing, or engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain user manuals, build guides, work instructions, assembly procedures, SOPs, FAQs, and system process documents.
• Translate complex engineering and manufacturing concepts into clear, concise documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Develop documentation supporting spacecraft, satellite, and advanced hardware production programs.
• Review and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations teams to ensure documentation accuracy and completeness.
• Incorporate diagrams, charts, screenshots, and visual aids to improve document usability and reduce reader effort.
• Organize and maintain documentation libraries and information architecture to ensure teams can quickly locate critical information.
• Support configuration-controlled documentation environments and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Technical writing

Aerospace experience

Reading drawings & schematics

MS Office / Confluence

Tools

Confluence

MS Office

MES

Job description

Insight Global in San Jose, CA is seeking a Technical Writer to support the development, manufacturing, and production of spacecraft and satellite hardware. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations to produce and maintain critical documentation and ensure alignment with complex aerospace programs.

The role requires translating engineering concepts into clear documents, creating manuals, build guides, and SOPs, and maintaining documentation libraries for fast