KeyResponsibilities
TechnicalDocumentation Development
- Develop, edit, and maintain technical publications including:
- Operation Manuals
- Maintenance Manuals
- Repair Procedures
- Illustrated Parts Catalogues (IPC)
- Technical Handbooks
- Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) Reports
- Training Materials
- Installation and Configuration Guides
- Technical Bulletins and Service Instructions
IntegratedLogistics Support (ILS)
- Support Integrated Logistics Support activities throughout system development and sustainment phases.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material (BOMs), maintenance concepts, and design documentation to create accurate logistics documentation.
- Ensure technical publications align with supportability, maintainability, reliability, and operational requirements.
StakeholderCollaboration
- Interface with systems engineers, hardware engineers, software developers, logisticians, trainers, and subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather technical information.
- Participate in design reviews, technical reviews, and logistics supportability reviews.
- Coordinate document reviews, technical approvals, and baseline releases.
DocumentationManagement
- Maintain document configurations and revisions in accordance with organizational quality management and configuration management processes.
- Ensure documentation complies with applicable industry, military, defense, aerospace, or customer standards.
- Manage document libraries, templates, publication records, and version-control systems.
QualityAssurance
- Verify technical accuracy, completeness, consistency, formatting, and traceability of documentation.
- Conduct document validation and verification activities with engineering teams and end users.
- Support audits and customer reviews relating to technical publications and logistics documentation.
Requirements
Education
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in:
- Engineering
- Technical Communications
- Information Systems
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Logistics Engineering
- Or related disciplines
Experience
- 3 to 8 years of experience in technical writing, technical publications, logistics support, or engineering documentation.
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, military, transportation, manufacturing, or complex systems programs is advantageous.
- Experience preparing maintenance manuals, operational manuals, or logistics support documentation is preferred.
Technical Skills
- Excellent technical writing and editing skills.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, system architectures, and technical specifications.
- Familiarity with:
- Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
- Logistics Support Analysis (LSA)
- Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM)
- Configuration Management (CM)
ToolsKnowledge
Experiencewith one or more of the following:
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Microsoft Visio
- MadCap Flare
- Arbortext Editor
- Adobe FrameMaker
- XML/SGML authoring tools
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
PreferredKnowledge
- S1000D technical publication standards.
- ASD/AIA specifications.
- Defence, military, aerospace, maritime, or unmanned systems documentation standards.
- Technical publication development lifecycle and configuration control processes.