Technical Illustrator

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril’s Deployments team is a cross-functional group that partners with every business line and supports all of the company’s products. Its work includes product operations, training and adoption, user documentation, and related functions. The team aims for documentation quality to reflect the quality of Anduril’s products.

The Technical Illustrator supports mission-critical defense programs by developing high-quality technical illustrations for maintenance, operations, and training documentation. Within the Deployments Technical Writing function, this role creates and revises 2D illustrations and 3D content across Anduril products. The illustrator works closely with technical writers, engineers, and program stakeholders to translate complex mechanical, electrical, and system-level concepts into clear, accurate, usable visuals for operators and maintainers. The role also advises on technical standards and best practices for illustration development and helps define how engineering data is converted into accurate, scalable, reusable visual content.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience as a technical illustrator in aerospace, defense, or government contracting.
• Proficiency with PTC IsoDraw, Rapid Author, or Rapid Illustrator.
• Experience supporting DoD programs and working in regulated documentation environments.
• Ability to interpret engineering source data, including drawings, models, and specifications.
• Experience working with technical publication tools such as Arbortext, Rapid Author, or Cortona.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to work onsite in Costa Mesa, California.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work on DoD programs such as fighter aircraft.
• Experience working in a Teamcenter PLM environment.
• Experience with technical publication tools such as Arbortext, Oxygen, or RapidAuthor.
• Active DoD security clearance.
• Experience using CAD models as source data for illustration.
• Experience creating interactive 3D animations.
• Experience creating or maintaining illustration style guides.
• Background in both illustration and authoring.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement S1000D-compliant illustration standards across technical documentation.
• Advise technical writers and illustrators on appropriate graphic types, including procedural, descriptive, and parts illustrations.
• Develop and maintain illustration style guides.
• Create and revise 2D and 3D content using Rapid Illustrator for defense documentation, including IETMs, manuals, and training manuals.
• Interpret engineering drawings, CAD models, source data, and redlines to produce accurate illustrations.
• Develop exploded views, parts breakdowns, installation and removal graphics, and system schematics.
• Ensure illustrations comply with S1000D, MIL-STD, and program-specific style guides.
• Collaborate with technical writers to align graphics with procedural content.
• Manage illustration revisions through configuration control and document change processes.
• Maintain and contribute to a reusable graphics asset library.
• Support reviews with engineering, QA, and program stakeholders.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and are considered part of total compensation.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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