Senior Technical Author/ Technical Author - Rochester, United Kingdom - BAE Systems

BAE Systems

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Rochester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Technical Author/ Technical Author

Job title:
Senior Technical Author/ Technical Author

Location:
Rochester. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements

Salary:
£36,000 - £41,000 depending skills on experience

What you'll be doing:

Preparation and amendment of technical manuals/handbooks including the generation of original text, functional block diagrams, circuit diagrams and technical illustrations. Authoring of Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs)
Producing data that is compliant with Civil, MoD and Company standards, procedures/specifications and contractual requirements
Understanding product structures and Technical Data Packs, enabling gathering of information from various sources to create your publications
Managing all aspects of Change Control, internal/supplier/customer
Having an in depth understanding of Hardware, enabling you to query data content with project Engineers to ensure accurate representation/interpretation within your publications

Your skills and experiences:

ESSENTIAL

Proficient in the creation of clear highly detailed documentation to support an engineering readership
Proficient in the creation and editing of drawings, layout of documents and the creation of text to a professional standard

DESIRABLE

Experience of Adobe FrameMaker (Structured & Unstructured), S1000D editor or Eagle EPS, Initial Provisioning to S2000M
Experience or exposure to Data Modules (DMs) Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs) Initial Provisioning Lists (IPLs), and Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs)
Experience in compiling LSAR using Eagle LPD Software

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.

You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Technical Publications team:

As a Technical Author you will work within the Technical Publications team, contributing to the development and through life support of customer facing manuals and other deliverable publications.

This will involve; researching, developing, writing, and reviewing technical information and guidance for new and existing products, services and publications (reports and manuals) to be used by both UK and overseas customers.

Why BAE Systems?
LI-LS1

Job Engineering

Primary LocationGB-ENG-KEN-Rochester

Closing Date 09/Mar/23, 5:59:00 PM