Maritime - Technical Writer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Mission Success team partners with every business line and supports all Anduril products, including product operations, training and adoption, and user documentation. The Technical Writer will create and maintain user documentation across diverse business lines, set the bar for tone, voice, and quality across written artifacts, and help ensure front-line operators can learn to operate complex hardware and software systems. Programs with the GOV require documentation in standards such as MIL-STD-40051D and S1000D, delivered via IETMs / IETDs.

Responsibilities

Partner with product and operations teams to deliver accurate, updated, and easy-to-understand user documentation on how to use Anduril products; Generate, review, and edit user-focused documentation, working with engineering and operations to deliver task, conditions, and standard-centric documentation; Identify relevant stakeholders and lead them through a documentation roadmap with key milestones and targets; Engage subject matter experts and guide them toward finished user-facing documents; Work with account teams to ensure contract deliverables are accurate, on-time, and in the right format; Evaluate and prioritize documentation tasks, using a data-driven approach and stakeholder input; Communicate and manage expectations, noting risks with adequate time and sharing them with leadership; Contribute to the living documentation process and help build a culture of technical documentation; Create and maintain technical manuals, operational manuals, maintenance manuals, procedures, checklists, templates, user guides, troubleshooting guides, and release notes

Requirements

4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for complex hardware, software, or aerospace systems; Experience writing technical, user-facing documentation; Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation (e.g., schematics, CAD, or software specs); Experience building content in a variety of formats (Word, XML, DITA, etc.); Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on explaining highly technical subjects simply; Eligible to obtain and maintain an active security clearance; Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Quincy, MA; Subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company

Nice to have

Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, etc.); Passion for excellent documentation and user experience; Previous experience creating technical documentation in Aerospace and Defense (for DoD); Experience delivering content on fast-paced, complex projects with multiple stakeholders; Familiarity with MIL-STD-40051D and S1000D standards and IETM / IETD delivery methods

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) covering health, recovery, and more; Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers