Technical Writer, Ghost - Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

* THIS ROLE IS ON-SITE IN COSTA MESA, CA. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED *

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Mission Success team is a cross-functional group that partners with every business line and supports all products that Anduril builds. Our responsibilities include product operations, training and adoption, and user documentation. We are seeking an experienced Technical Writer to create and maintain user documentation across our diverse business lines. We believe that the quality of our documentation should reflect the quality of our products, which are world-class.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for complex hardware, software, or aerospace systems.
• Experience writing technical, user-facing documentation.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation (e.g., schematics, CAD, or software specs).
• Experience building content in a variety of formats (Word, XML, DITA, etc.).
• Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on explaining highly technical subjects simply.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, etc.).
• Passion for excellent documentation and user experience.
• Previous experience creating technical documentation in Aerospace and Defense (for DoD).
• Experience delivering content on fast-paced, complex projects with multiple stakeholders.

US Salary Range

$86,000 — $149,000 USD