Sr Technical Writer (FURY)

Anduril Industries•Costa Mesa, CA

15h

About The Position

As a senior 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 organize our engineering and program delivery functions in this mission. In this role, you will work closely with engineers, operations, and various subject matter experts as well as Gov representatives, to understand our products, identify user workflows, and use documentation to close the gap. You will utilize your excellent leadership skills to drive the team 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.

Requirements

7+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation
Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation
Experience in working with Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) and Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) to plan and construct S1000D Publications
Experience building DOD-focused content in XML
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

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
Must thrive with autonomy and responsibility, managing competing priorities and tight deadlines.
Impeccable project-management skills
Strong presence and leadership skills
Passion for excellent documentation and user experience

Responsibilities

Generate, review, and edit s1000d data modules in Siemens Rapid Author
Manage scope and schedule for all contractual milestones related to Tech Manual (TM) Development, for both internal teams and 1099 partners.
Monitor overall team progress and provide weekly status reporting to leadership and stakeholders
Manage risk and provide thorough, excellent communication about those risks and all other change.
Manage communication with the Gov regarding TM development.
Lead, educate and motivate a team of Tech Writers to deliver contract deliverables.
Act as the single point of contact for all comms related to the TM project both internally, as well as with the customer.

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.