UAV Systems Engineer & Technical Documentation Lead

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a technical writer/documentation specialist to develop and document detailed requirements for operator, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures and training materials for MQ-9 aircraft systems.

The role involves reviewing specifications with customers, ensuring clear communication of data, and developing safety criteria to meet DoD standards. Travel may be required to support programs and contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 5+ years of engineering/military technical or documentation experience.
• Must have training in safety disciplines: Aeronautical Decision Making; Crew Resource Management; Human Factors.
• Experience as aircrew (pilot preferred) for MQ-9 aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Researches, analyzes, develops, and documents detailed requirements for procedures, checklists, specifications and reports.
• Reads and analyzes engineering source material and interviews with technical experts.
• Analyzes safety criteria in system procedures and design to control hazards.
• Develops safety procedures to support customer and test/operational requirements.
• Investigates and resolves problem areas, documenting technical solutions with teams.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team player

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a technical writer/documentation specialist to develop and document detailed requirements for operator, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures and training materials for MQ-9 aircraft systems.

The role involves reviewing specifications with customers, ensuring clear communication of data, and developing safety criteria to meet DoD standards. Travel may be required to support programs and contracts.