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Technical Author

  • Location: Christchurch, BH23 7ET
  • Salary: Competitive hourly rate
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 6 days ago

  • Sector: Non-core sector
  • Contact: Joanna Davies
  • Contact Email: joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Start Date: 02 June 2025
  • Expiry Date: 03 July 2025
  • Job Ref: V-256813

On behalf of or client, NRL are recruiting for a Technical Author for work in the Dorset area.

If you are interested, please forward an up to date CV and a contact phone number to joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk

Role Overview:

The role will be working as part of a small technical documentation team on a wide-area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment, and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation, and maintenance of the system. 


Core Responsibilities

  • Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications.

  • Undertake Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on electronic computing and communication systems including an array of radios and masts.

  • Author Data modules from the MTA and other publications including operating procedures and training material. This will include technical drawings.

  • Liaise with Training Team to provide assistance with training content.

  • Assist in the creation and maintenance of the Data Modules Requirements List

  • Author from new and update the full suite of descriptive, procedural and IPD data modules to populate the Common Source Database (CSDB). 

  • Proofread and review Data Modules produced by other team members, using the CSDB workflow. 

  • Produce new IETPs using trilogi software for delivery to the customer. 

  • General assistance with other ILS and LSA Tasks


Skills / Experience

  • Technical Publications specifications e.g. S1000D 4.1, Def Stan 00-601

  • Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard. 

  • Standard Numbering Systems

  • Population and maintenance of a Data Module Requirements List (DMRL)

  • Technical authoring processes and techniques using industry proprietary software tools preferably through an EAGLE LSAR and EAGLE Publishing System to construct a comprehensive CSDB.

  • Knowledge and experience of XML Data Module technical authoring using EAGLE xml editor or industry equivalent. 

  • Technical Publications/IETP/CSDB Configuration Management processes

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Knowledge of trilogi build is desirable.

  • Illustrations


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