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About the role
Owing to continued success and planned growth aspirations, CDS Defence & Security is looking to employ a Technical Author to join the Technical Publications Team. Working under the direction of the Technical Publications Manager and Senior Technical Authors, the candidate will produce high-quality technical publications for a wide variety of equipment to a varied customer base.
Responsibilities
You will become the primary focal point for the following:
* Be responsible for the production of Technical Documentation, both military and commercial.
* Provide accurate and concise progress reports on request.
* Work within budget and to a pre-defined delivery schedule.
* Communicate with engineers and SME’s, developing knowledge to create technical documentation.
* Collect, analyse and organise project source information.
* Engage with Customers to ensure expectations are met.
* Keep up to date with prevailing documentation standards and practices.
* Adhere to internal processes and procedures.
* May be expected to work on Customer premises, if required.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have the following skills, qualifications, and experience:
* Work effectively in a team.
* Be able to communicate technical information to nontechnical audiences.
* Excellent planning and organisation skills.
* Strong attention to detail with a diligent approach to projects.
* Understanding of a variety of Technical Documentation disciplines.
* Have an inquisitive nature and be keen to learn new technologies.
You will also have:
* Recognised technical qualification, preferably in Engineering or equivalent experience.
* Experience and knowledge of structured authoring disciplines and relevant software.
* Proficient at using MS Office, including Project and Visio.
* Experience and knowledge using MS Word Templates and formatting of MS Word documents.
* Experience in CAD manipulation for the development of technical illustrations and knowledge transfer.
* Working iaw predefined specifications and style guides.
* Knowledge and experience of the S-Series specifications, including S1000D and S2000M.
* Knowledge and experience of Army Equipment Support Publications (AESPs), Air Publications (APs), Books of Reference (BRs).
* Qualification or experience with ASD Simplified Technical English (STE) is desirable.
* Engineering / Military background or understanding is preferable.
* Knowledge of illustration software and techniques.
* Must obtain and hold a Security Clearance (SC) and be willing to hold Developed Vetting (DV).
Company Overview
CDS Defence & Security (CDS DS) is part of the Bailie Group – a family-owned group of agencies and consultancies with the collective mission to improve people’s lives by sharing knowledge.
CDS DS is an industry-leading technical consultancy delivering world-class services in Support Engineering, Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Training & Leadership Development and Communications. We exist to make the world a safer place and do this by providing sophisticated training solutions, operational support, information assurance and engineering support to a breadth of clients within the defence and security domain.
With over 50 years’ experience, we have a well-deserved reputation for providing our clients with complete peace of mind. From delivering forward-thinking training to the UK Armed Forces to working in partnership with Tier 1 defence and security providers on some of the most significant defence programmes of recent years, the CDS DS name has become synonymous with trust, quality, collaboration, and a truly visionary approach to the most complex of problems.
* Competitive remuneration package
* Life Assurance Scheme
* 25 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
* Onsite Parking
* Cycle to work scheme
Hybrid & Homeworking
To ensure the health, safety & well-being of our employees, we have minimum standards for homeworking environments which must be maintained. Further details available on request.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Quality Assurance
* Industries
Defense & Space
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