Naval Systems Engineering Technical Author

Description

• Collate and interpret data from multiple sources, including engineering databases, requirements management tools, and structured publishing environments.
• Use modern collaborative authoring platforms to work with distributed engineering teams and ensure version control.
• Ensure documentation demonstrates traceability to customer requirements, integrating evidence from design outputs, analyses, and verification activities.
• Work with configuration and document control teams to manage revisions, approvals, and secure submission to the customer.
• Plan, compile, and deliver customer-facing technical documents in accordance with contract requirements, schedules, and quality standards.
• Apply structured authoring techniques to ensure documents are modular, reusable, and consistent across deliverables.
• Work to deadlines and plan in advance with contributors to ensure on time delivery
• Develop and maintain document templates, standards, and style guides for consistent delivery.
• Support responses to customer reviews, comments, and queries.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of document production processes, toolsets, and workflows.

Requirements

• Experience working with databases and specialist publishing tools to generate technical deliverables.
• Familiarity with IBM ELM (DOORS Next, Publishing Engine) for requirements-driven documentation.
• Awareness of relevant industry standards for technical publications and customer deliverables.
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict timescales, excellent communication skills, good report writing skills, well organised.
• Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency in modern collaborative authoring methods (e.g., shared repositories, concurrent editing, version control, and review workflows).
• Proven experience as a Technical Author, Technical Writer, or Documentation Specialist in an engineering or defence-related environment.
• Hold a UK Driving Licence and be willing to travel within base country and overseas for short-term working.
• Is a sole UK National and holds, or be eligible to obtain, UK security clearance to SC level.
• Understanding of systems engineering practices, engineering data traceability, and verification.
• Experience producing contract deliverables in naval, defence, aerospace, or power & propulsion industries.
• Competence with structured authoring and content management systems (e.g., XML-based publishing, DITA, S1000D, or equivalent).
• Excellent command of written English with high standards of accuracy and clarity.

Benefits

• 34 days’ vacation including national holidays.
• Attractive compensation package
• Company pension contribution; income protection; private health insurance; life assurance, healthy lifestyle account
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flexible benefits you can personalise

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance