Senior Technical Author

Job Title: Senior Technical Author 

Location:  Weymouth OR Filton.  We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:  Negotiable dependant on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Identifying source document from document management systems

• Carrying out Impact Assessments against the engineering source data to create a Data Management Requirement Lists (DMRL)

• Create Technical Description and Operating Information Data Modules (DM) in xml (mark-up language) to an ASD S1000D 4.1 specification

• Authoring and managing DMs in the EAGLE Publishing System (EPS) Common Source Database (CSDB) using the EPS xml Editor software

• Producing graphic mark-ups for the production of illustrations to support DMs

• Quality checking DM outputs to ensure compliance with the project and industry specifications

• Liaising with Principal Engineers to resolve technical/formatting issues

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• HNC/HND or equivalent experience within relevant engineering discipline

• Experience in working to ASD S1000D

• Knowledge and understanding of an IETP/IETM

• Experience of handling documents and proficient in the discipline of configuration control

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a support engineering discipline or in a technical documentation 

• Knowledge and understanding of a Common Source Database (data vault)

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits. Including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Dreadnought Technical Documentation Team:

You will be part of a large support engineering team working on the next generation Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) submarine, Dreadnought. This role will provide you with a unique opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge across the whole boat, engaging with a broad range of key stakeholders working on the Dreadnought submarine project.  You will also be able to develop your Technical Documentation skills and knowledge as well as providing an exciting and stable career path. Your Technical Documentation outputs will play an important role in supporting the operation and maintenance of this latest submarine platform. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. Y