Technical Writer, Autonomous Airpower

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Anduril’s Mission Success team partners with every business line and supports all products through product operations, training and adoption, and user documentation. The Technical Writer creates and maintains accurate, current, accessible user documentation across Anduril’s business lines, working with product, engineering, operations, account teams, and subject matter experts to understand systems, identify user workflows, and address documentation needs.

The role sets standards for the tone, voice, and quality of written artifacts, helping front-line operators learn to use systems effectively. The Technical Writer identifies stakeholders, leads documentation roadmaps with milestones and targets, and guides subject matter experts toward clear, customer-focused documents. They also coordinate with account teams to ensure contract deliverables are accurate, timely, and delivered in the required format.

Documentation may include technical, operational, and maintenance manuals; procedures; checklists; templates; user and troubleshooting guides; and release notes. The role supports products through all phases of development. Government programs may require documentation under standards such as MIL-STD-40051D and S1000D, delivered via IADs. Relocation to Costa Mesa, California is provided, and the role is onsite. The position includes pre-employment and randomized substance screening as required by the company.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation.
• Experience writing technical user-facing documentation.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation.
• Experience creating content in multiple formats, including Word and XML.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Ability to relocate if not already local, to work onsite in Costa Mesa, California.

Nice To Haves

• Military exposure and experience, particularly writing and formatting military technical documentation using standards, guidelines, and terminology such as MIL-STD-40051 and S1000D.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, especially with technical subjects.
• Passion for excellent documentation and user experience.
• Previous experience creating technical documentation in Aerospace and Defense for the DoD.
• Experience delivering content on fast-paced, complex projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, and edit user-focused documentation.
• Work with engineering and operations teams to deliver task-, conditions-, and standard-centric documentation.
• Evaluate and prioritize tasks needed to support product documentation efforts and keep work on track.
• Use data and stakeholder input to help determine the best decisions for the company.
• Communicate and help manage expectations.
• Identify risks in a timely manner and share them with leadership.
• Contribute to the living documentation process and help build a culture of technical documentation.
• Partner with account, product, and engineering teams throughout product development to ensure users have appropriate documentation.
• Identify relevant stakeholders and lead them through documentation roadmaps with milestones and targets.
• Engage subject matter experts and guide them in producing user-facing documents that meet customer needs.
• Work with account teams to ensure contract deliverables are accurate, on time, and in the required format.

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package 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