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Air Dominance & Strike - Senior Technical Writer
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.
Team Overview
The Air Dominance and Strike Division is one of Anduril’s fastest growing divisions whose goal is to fundamentally reshape the way future peer to peer conflicts are fought by developing next generation software enabled collaborative air combat weapons. Our division develops, builds, and tests collaborative combat aircraft, missiles, and the software that powers these collaborative robots.
Role Specifics
We are seeking a Technical Writer that will be responsible for producing software engineering documentation for Anduril’s software products that enable third party vendors to rapidly integrate their robots within Anduril’s Lattice platform. As a technical writer, you will be responsible to self-manage the technical writing process, collaborating with software engineers, product managers, vendors and third party capability providers as necessary to produce usable, easy to understand artifacts. The ideal candidate will have previous experiences establishing documentation style guides and delivering a variety of documents types to include interface control documents (ICDs), architecture descriptions, workflow processes / diagrams, and user guides.
Required Qualifications
- Lead technical writing initiatives for Mission Autonomy products, transforming complex technical and operational context into easily comprehensible documentation and artifacts.
- Engage with SMEs, both internal and external, to drive clear decomposition and articulation of the technology and its relevance to a variety of audiences.
- Leverage research techniques to define target user groups, appropriate information hierarchy, etc.
- Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in Air Dominance-specific workflows, ensuring that documentation is grounded in a deep understanding of operational context, engineering and user needs.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts, engineers, designers and cross-functional teams to ensure crafted artifacts meet strategic objectives and user needs.
- Experience writing easy-to-understand technical artifacts including system functionality overviews, system diagrams, and package ICDs / APIs for release.
- Work with consumers of technical documentation (third-parties and USG personnel) to receive feedback on improvements, and then prioritize and execute improvements.
- Proven ability to convey feedback back into the engineering organization to drive product improvements.
Additional Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
US Salary Range
154,000 - $231,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including :
Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process.
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Salary : $154,000 - $231,000
