Technical Writer, Fury Data Module

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity grants

Job summary

Slope is seeking an experienced Technical Writer to join their Fury Team in Costa Mesa, California. This role involves generating and delivering high-quality technical documentation that reflects the excellence of their products. The ideal candidate will work closely with engineers and operations to provide clear user manuals, operational guides, and other critical documentation.

Applicants should have a minimum of 4 years of experience in technical writing, ideally within Aerospace and Defense sectors, and be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance. Competitive salary range is $112,000 – $149,000 USD, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation.
• Experience in Aerospace and Defense for DoD
• Eligible to obtain U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Generate and edit user-focused technical documentation.
• Communicate and manage documentation risks effectively.
• Evaluate tasks to support product documentation efforts.

Skills

Technical documentation generation

Reading engineering documentation

DOD-focused content creation in XML

Effective communication

Tools

Siemens Rapid Author

Job description

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Deployments Tech Writing team is a cross-functional group that partners with every business line and supports all products that Anduril builds. Our responsibilities include product operations, training and adoption, and user documentation. We are seeking an experienced technical writer to contribute to high-profile and demanding programs for our government customers. We believe that the quality of our documentation should reflect the quality of products, which are world-class.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Technical Writer on our Fury Team, your mission is to take extreme ownership of Technical Data Module development and delivery, providing accurate, updated, and easy-to-understand documentation on how to use Anduril products. You will do whatever it takes to engage with our engineering and program delivery functions in this mission.

You will work closely with engineers, operations, and various subject matter experts as well as Government representatives, to understand our products, identify user workflows, and use documentation to close the gap. You will utilize your excellent skills to deliver contractually required deliverables on time and defect-free.

With Anduril’s focus on defense and national security, user documentation plays a critical role in ensuring front-line operators know how to leverage the arsenal of democracy. Your mission is to make the process of learning how to operate systems as easy and seamless as possible, with exceptionally written and presented artifacts.

You will identify relevant stakeholders and lead them through a documentation roadmap with established key milestones and targets. This will require an in-depth understanding of what teams are relevant to documentation, and what an organized effort toward collaboration entails. You are to ensure that stakeholders are engaged at the right time, and you will guide them towards a finished user-facing document that plainly meets customer needs. Finally, you will work with our account teams to ensure that contract deliverables are accurate, on-time, and in the right format.

Written content artifacts under this charger may include things like: technical manuals, operational manuals, maintenance manuals, procedures, checklists, templates, user guides, troubleshooting guides, and release notes. You will partner with account, product, and engineering teams across all phases of product development to ensure users have the right documentation available.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Generate, review, and edit S1000D data modules in Siemens Rapid Author
• Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused. Work with Engineering and Operations to deliver task, conditions, standard-centric documentation
• Communicate and help manage expectations. Ensure risks are noted with adequate time, and shared with leadership.
• Manage risk and provide thorough, excellent communication about those risks and all other change.
• Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to successfully support product documentation efforts and keep them on track. Help drive the best decision for the company by using a data-driven approach and consider input from stakeholders to ensure well-informed decisions. You should be prepared to fill gaps that represent risks to the documentation roadmap

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation
• Experience building DOD-focused content in XML
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience creating S1000D data modules, ideally MIL-STD-3048 experience
• Previous experience creating technical documentation in Aerospace and Defense for DoD
• Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage
• Prior military aviation service
• Experience Documenting Software Release content in an Agile environment
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects
• Passion for excellent documentation and user experience

US Salary Range: $112,000 – $149,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.