Aviation Technical Writer II - Create Impactful Manuals

Panasonic Corporation of North America; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401K with 50% match

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Irvine, CA is seeking a Technical Writer II to independently develop and maintain technical publications for IFEC systems and support equipment. You will own publications from intake to release, analyzing engineering data and coordinating reviews with Engineering, QA, and customers.

The role emphasizes Service Bulletins, with potential involvement in manuals, user guides, test procedures, and other documents.

Qualifications

• Completion of related trade school program, AA, or equivalent external training.
• 3-6 years' of technical writing experience within aviation, aerospace or IFE industry.
• Knowledge of ATA iSpec2200, S1000D and ASD-Simplified Technical English.
• Working knowledge of aviation documentation standards or comparable controlled-documentation requirements.
• Experience with structured authoring or electronic publishing tools; XML, SGML, Arbortext, and Windchill beneficial.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with Engineering, QA, customers, suppliers, or other technical stakeholders.
• Organization and schedule ownership across multiple assigned publications or review cycles.
• Thorough knowledge of technical writing practices, computing systems, databases, graphics, and program applications.
• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop and maintain assigned technical publications from source-data intake through review, approval, and release.
• Analyze engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, specifications, test data, and other technical source information.
• Coordinate technical inputs and reviews with Engineering, QA, customers, external providers, and other stakeholders.
• Validate documentation against technical requirements and resolve routine source-data or publication discrepancies.
• Manage assigned schedules, priorities, review cycles, and publication dependencies, escalating broader conflicts as needed.
• Apply established quality‑control and configuration‑control practices to ensure publications are accurate, complete, and suitable for use.
• Contribute to improvements in templates, processes, workflows, quality controls, and authoring tools.

Skills

Technical writing

Aviation knowledge

Communication skills

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Education

Trade school / AA

Tools

XML

SGML

Arbortext

Windchill

Job description

Panasonic Avionics Corporation in Irvine, CA is seeking a Technical Writer II to independently develop and maintain technical publications for IFEC systems and support equipment. You will own publications from intake to release, analyzing engineering data and coordinating reviews with Engineering, QA, and customers.

The role emphasizes Service Bulletins, with potential involvement in manuals, user guides, test procedures, and other documents.