Senior Technical Writer

Anduril Industries • Reston, VA

4h

About The Position

Anduril is seeking a technical writer to partner with our intelligence systems engineering team to generate and maintain engineering and developer-focused technical documentation. The team strongly believes that documentation is a key part of the product development process. In this role you will work closely with developers and users to understand how products are developed as well as how they are used, identify gaps in understanding, and use documentation to close the gap. You will be play a foundational role in setting the tone and quality bar on written artifacts.

With our focus on defense and national security, product docs play a critical role in ensuring that front-line decision makers have the best tools and information possible about Anduril systems. As a Technical Writer, your mission is to make this process as easy and seamless as possible, with exceptionally well-written and presented artifacts, while building world-class infrastructure and tooling for creating and maintaining our documentation content at scale.
Written content artifacts under this charter may include things like: compliance, process documentation, user guides, release notes, troubleshooting guides, and API documentation. You will partner with engineering, product management, and the business across all phases of product development — from ground truth need-finding, to execution, to field testing and validation — to ensure that the user has the right documentation available

This is an opportunity to join a small and start-up like team to help shape Anduril’s product documentation experience from the ground up.

Requirements

• 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for an opinionated audience.
• Experience reading and interpreting software and hardware user documentation, complex technical products, and highly-structured certification processes.
• Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication skills, for a variety of audiences.
• A passion for excellent documentation and user experiences.
• Basic development proficiency - we value the ability to apply software development best practices to documentation systems.
• The ability to thrive with a high level of autonomy and responsibility, managing competing demands and occasional tight deadlines.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using, evaluating, and implementing modern software and automation tools to help manage high volume technical writing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, and edit documentation, that is user-focused and of the highest quality.
• Work with engineering to ship a user-friendly documentation that not only informs and instructs, but provides a delightful user experience.
• Contribute to Anduril’s technical writing toolkit, working on everything from style guides to the documentation lifecycle and review process.
• Build partnerships across the business to understand our users and our products

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits
• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you.
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Additional Benefits
• Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees.
• Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs.
• Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting.
• Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work-life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available.
• Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development
• Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region.
• Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility.
• Retirement Savings Plan
• US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax (mega backdoor Roth) options.
• UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match.
• AUS Roles: Superannuation plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed