Technical Illustrator — S1000D, 3D CAD for Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Technical Illustrator to support mission-critical defense programs by producing high-quality 2D illustrations and 3D content across our Deployments team. You will translate complex mechanical concepts into clear visuals aligned with S1000D/MIL-STD standards and collaborate with engineers and writers.

Onsite in Costa Mesa, CA, you will define illustration standards, maintain style guides, and contribute to reusable graphic assets while supporting DoD programs and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a technical illustrator in aerospace, defense, or government contracting.
• Proficiency with PTC IsoDraw/Rapid Author/Rapid Illustrator.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and working in regulated documentation environments.
• Ability to interpret engineering source data (drawings, models, specifications).
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be 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 using Rapid Illustrator in support of 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.
• Ensure illustrations comply with S1000D, MIL-STD, and program style guides.
• Collaborate with technical writers to align graphics with procedural content.
• Manage illustration revisions through configuration control and document change processes.
• Maintain and contribute to a reusable graphics asset library.
• Support reviews with engineering, QA, and program stakeholders.

Skills

Technical illustration

Source data interpretation

DoD programs experience

Tools

PTC IsoDraw

Rapid Author

Rapid Illustrator

Arbortext

Cortona

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Technical Illustrator to support mission-critical defense programs by producing high-quality 2D illustrations and 3D content across our Deployments team. You will translate complex mechanical concepts into clear visuals aligned with S1000D/MIL-STD standards and collaborate with engineers and writers.

Onsite in Costa Mesa, CA, you will define illustration standards, maintain style guides, and contribute to reusable graphic assets while supporting DoD programs and