General Dynamics Land Systems is looking for a full‑time Technical Document Author to join our Engineering Team in Merthyr Tydfil.
The successful candidate will earn a salary of £45,600 to £57,000 based on experience and potential.
This role is ideal for someone proactive, positive, and keen to grow professionally.
You will have extensive knowledge in the production and maintenance of IETPs and current MOD Land Environment Publications.
Responsibilities
* Lead a team to achieve challenging deadlines within a continuous‑improvement discipline.
* Work across geographical and cultural divides to draw together a comprehensive support solution for the vehicle programme.
* Apply thorough working knowledge of the EAGLE Suite of applications and AESP production, structure and standards.
* Deliver quality‑assured IETPs and other publications to schedule and required standards.
* Provide a qualitative service to Support Engineering to ensure that all Technical Publication deliveries are met in support of GDLS‑UK SV Program requirements.
* Produce IETP and other format documentation in line with contractual requirements.
* Contribute to the technical publications discipline to produce IETPs in line with project demands and deadlines.
* Handle technical approval and rejections.
* Manipulate data to produce various reports and managerial aids.
* Provide day‑to‑day support and technical contribution within the Technical Publications Team (Illustrators and Authors) in the UK and remotely in Canada and Spain.
* Act as the Technical Publications Subject‑Matter Expert to the SV Program.
* Support planning, directing, controlling, and monitoring all Technical Publications and IETP activities in support of the SV program.
* Liaise with the End Customer and intermediaries.
Qualifications
* Thorough working knowledge of the EAGLE Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) database, PDM Software and the Common Source Database (CSDB) on the Raytheon EAGLE Publishing System (EPS) within a defence or engineering sector.
* Thorough understanding and working knowledge of DEF STAN 00‑600, S1000D and use of ASD Simplified Technical English (STE).
* Good understanding of current MoD (Tri‑Service) publications.
* Ability to work independently on own initiative as well as within a team environment.
* Thorough working knowledge of modern IT working practices.
* Excellent communications, presentation and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of tailoring working practices/processes to satisfy contractual requirements.
* Prepare written technical reports.
* Hold or be capable of holding security clearance up to the level of SECRET.
* Familiarity with current British Army tracked and wheeled vehicles.
* Familiar with relevant Defence Standards, DLF, Military Standards and EC Directives.
* Ability to work under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment.
* Flexible working habits.
Benefits
* Flexible benefits scheme allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit you and your family’s needs; personalised career development plan alongside regular progress reviews.
* Professional training and development courses, both internal and external.
* Flexible working environment with compressed hours, reduced hours and job share.
* Company sports and social club with events at discounted prices.
We are a Disability Confident Employer; we offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
We welcome applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA community and ethnic minority groups.
Jobs are provided by the Find a Job Service from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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