Naval Systems Engineering Technical Author

Job Description Summary

L'ingénierie des systèmes est une discipline d'ingénierie interfonctionnelle axée sur une approche, un état d'esprit et un processus. Toutes les activités qui tiennent compte des besoins à la fois commerciaux et techniques des clients dans le but de fournir un produit de qualité qui réponde aux besoins des utilisateurs. Discipline qui exécute un processus robuste de conception, de création et d'optimisation de systèmes, comprenant l'identification et la quantification des exigences système, la création de concepts de conception de système alternatifs, la réalisation d'études commerciales de conception, la sélection et la mise en œuvre des meilleures conceptions et la vérification que la conception est correctement intégrée et exécutée. Processus allant du concept à l'exploitation en passant par la production.
Exerce un impact sur les approches, projets et programmes du domaine fonctionnel ou de l'organisation et des méthodes de travail affectées. Influe sur la qualité, l'efficacité et l'efficience de sa propre équipe. Contribue significativement à l'élaboration des priorités. Se fonde sur des pratiques et des politiques professionnelles façonnées par le rôle. Le rôle dispose d'une autonomie modérée, nécessitant un haut niveau de discernement opérationnel.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Ready for a new, exciting career opportunity, you will report directly to the Naval Engineering Leader, collaborating with a diverse engineering and business community.

Working in a class-leading, multi-disciplinary team of engineers you will bring your extensive expertise in technical authoring, ideally with knowledge of relevant military standards, class rules and regulatory requirements.

You will have responsibility for the following activities:

• Plan, compile, and deliver customer-facing technical documents in accordance with contract requirements, schedules, and quality standards.
• Collate and interpret data from multiple sources, including engineering databases, requirements management tools, and structured publishing environments.
• Apply structured authoring techniques to ensure documents are modular, reusable, and consistent across deliverables.
• Use modern collaborative authoring platforms to work with distributed engineering teams and ensure version control.

• Ensure documentation demonstrates traceability to customer requirements, integrating evidence from design outputs, analyses, and verification activities.
• Develop and maintain document templates, standards, and style guides for consistent delivery.
• Work with configuration and document control teams to manage revisions, approvals, and secure submission to the customer.
• Support responses to customer reviews, comments, and queries.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of document production processes, toolsets, and workflows.
• Work to deadlines and plan in advance with contributors to ensure on time delivery

• Proven experience as a Technical Author, Technical Writer, or Documentation Specialist in an engineering or defence-related environment.
• Competence with structured authoring and content management systems (e.g., XML-based publishing, DITA, S1000D, or equivalent).
• Experience working with databases and specialist publishing tools to generate technical deliverables.
• Proficiency in modern collaborative authoring methods (e.g., shared repositories, concurrent editing, version control, and review workflows).
• Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely.
• Excellent command of written English with high standards of accuracy and clarity.
• Is a sole UK National and holds, or be eligible to obtain, UK security clearance to SC level.

• Experience producing contract deliverables in naval, defence, aerospace, or power & propulsion industries.
• Familiarity with IBM ELM (DOORS Next, Publishing Engine) for requirements-driven documentation.
• Understanding of systems engineering practices, engineering data traceability, and verification.
• Awareness of relevant industry standards for technical publications and customer deliverables.
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict timescales, excellent communication skills, good report writing skills, well organised.
• Hold a UK Driving Licence and be willing to travel within base country and overseas for short-term working.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Attractive compensation package
• Flexible benefits you can personalise
• Company pension contribution; income protection; private health insurance; life assurance, healthy lifestyle account
• 34 days' vacation including national holidays.