Technical Writer, Ghost

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused. Work with engineering and operations to deliver task, conditions, and standard-centric documentation.
• Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to successfully support product documentation efforts and keep them on track.
• Communicate and help manage expectations. Ensure risks are noted with adequate time and shared with leadership.
• Help build a culture of technical documentation by contributing to the living documentation process, ensuring that those who come after you learn from your acquired Anduril experience.

Job 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 U.S. security clearance.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.
• Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, etc.).