Defense Technical Illustrator: 3D Graphics & S1000D

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Technical Illustrator to develop high-quality 2D and 3D visuals for maintenance, operations, and training documentation on critical defense programs. You will translate engineering data into accurate, reusable graphics and define illustration standards that align with government requirements.

You will collaborate with engineers, writers, and program stakeholders to ensure visuals meet procedural needs, quality standards, and program timelines while supporting

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a technical illustrator in aerospace, defense, or government contracting.
• Proficiency with PTC IsoDraw, Rapid Author, and Rapid Illustrator.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and working in regulated documentation environments.
• Ability to interpret engineering source data (drawings, models, specifications).
• Experience with technical publication tools (Arbortext, Rapid Author, Cortona).
• Ability to relocate, onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement S1000D compliant illustration standards across technical documentation.
• Advise technical writers and illustrators on appropriate graphic types (procedural, descriptive, parts).
• Develop and maintain illustration style guides.
• Create and revise 2D and 3D content to support defense docs (IETMs, manuals, training manuals).
• Interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, source data and redlines to produce accurate illustrations.
• Develop exploded views, parts breakdowns, installations/removal graphics and system schematics.

Skills

Aerospace illustration

Defense industry

S1000D knowledge

Data interpretation

Tools

PTC IsoDraw

Rapid Author

Rapid Illustrator

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Technical Illustrator to develop high-quality 2D and 3D visuals for maintenance, operations, and training documentation on critical defense programs. You will translate engineering data into accurate, reusable graphics and define illustration standards that align with government requirements.

You will collaborate with engineers, writers, and program stakeholders to ensure visuals meet procedural needs, quality standards, and program timelines while supporting