Senior Technical Writer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that transforms U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the most innovative companies of the 21st century 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 real‑time, 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.

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 senior technical writer to lead high‑profile and demanding programs for our government customers. We believe that the quality of our documentation should reflect the quality of the products, which are world‑class.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior Technical Writer, you will partner with our Product and Operations teams to deliver accurate, updated, and easy‑to‑understand documentation on how to use Anduril products. You will work closely with Engineering, Operations, and various subject‑matter experts to understand our products, identify user workflows, and use documentation to close the gap. You will play a foundational role in setting the bar for tone, voice, and quality across our written artifacts. With Anduril’s focus on defense and national security, user documentation plays a critical role in ensuring front‑line operators know how to leverage the “Arsenal of Democracy.” Your mission is to make the process of learning how to operate systems as easy and seamless as possible, with exceptionally written and presented artifacts. You will identify relevant stakeholders, lead them through a documentation roadmap with established key milestones and targets, and guide them toward finished user‑facing documents that plainly meet customer needs. You will also work with our account teams to ensure that contract deliverables are accurate, on‑time, and in the correct format. Written content artifacts under this charter may include technical manuals, operational manuals, maintenance manuals, procedures, checklists, templates, user guides, troubleshooting guides, and release notes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Generate, review, and edit user‑focused documentation. Work with Engineering and Operations to deliver task, conditions, and standard‑centric documentation. Research Anduril products and scope technical deliverables for Programs of Record with DOD customers; write Data Modules in Mil‑Std‑40051‑E XML, using Raytheon Eagle (eventually migrating to Rapid Author). Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to support product documentation efforts, keeping them on track; use a data‑driven approach and consider stakeholder input to make well‑informed decisions. Fill gaps that represent risks to the documentation roadmap. Communicate and help manage expectations: ensure risks are noted with adequate time, mitigations are identified, and resources are allocated. Help build a culture of technical documentation by creating processes and training for others to contribute content. Refine the product maturity framework so that documentation is a meaningful step toward productization of new systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

7+ years of demonstrated excellence generating XML‑based technical documentation, preferably in a DOD space. Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation. Experience building MIL‑STD‑40051 content, preferably using RTX Eagle. Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects. Must thrive with autonomy and responsibility, managing competing priorities and tight deadlines; impeccable project‑management skills. Passion for excellent documentation and user experience. Must be eligible for Secret and higher security clearance (US). 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 (S1000D, MIL‑STD‑40051, etc). Previous experience creating technical documentation for DOD products. Experience with Siemens Rapid Author. Experience documenting software UIs in an Agile environment. US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 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; they are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including: At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits. As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Anduril-1