Technical Writer

Technical Writer

Irvine, California, United States

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.

About The Job

We are seeking an organized and detail-oriented Technical Writer focused on technical documentation and engineering enablement for our robotics and autonomy platforms. This role will help improve the quality, consistency, and scalability of technical documentation across our Sentry hardware platform and top-level product configurations. The position will work closely with engineering, product, systems, and operations teams to reduce documentation debt and improve how internal and external users integrate, operate, and support our systems. This role is primarily focused on improving and maintaining core technical documentation standards across the Sentry Robotics platform, with an emphasis on scalable, operationally usable, and increasingly standardized engineering documentation.

What You'll Do

• Develop, organize, and maintain key technical documentation across product lines, including:
• Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
• User Manuals and Operator Guides
• Data Sheets and Specification Sheets
• Confluence Templates, Spaces, and Engineering Data Repositories
• Design Review and Testing Templates
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure documentation remains technically accurate, up to date, and aligned with current system configurations
• Help establish consistent documentation standards, templates, and organizational structures across Confluence and SharePoint environments
• Support and build upon existing documentation strategies and templates across the engineering organization
• Improve documentation accessibility and organization for both internal teams and external users/customers
• Work across hardware and software teams to gather technical information and translate it into clear, usable documentation
• Help identify and reduce documentation gaps and technical debt across major systems, LRUs, and platform configurations
• Support additional technical documentation and engineering enablement efforts as organizational needs evolve

Required Qualifications

• Experience creating or managing technical documentation for hardware and/or software systems
• Strong written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts clearly
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering teams
• Familiarity with Confluence, SharePoint, JIRA, or similar documentation tools
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in robotics, autonomy, aerospace, defense, or complex technical systems
• Familiarity with systems engineering documentation practices
• Experience creating ICDs, user manuals, data sheets, or specification documentation
• Experience supporting hardware product development environments
• Familiarity with defense or government technical documentation standards and processes
• Experience working with MIL-STD, DoD, or regulated technical documentation requirements
• Ability to interpret and apply technical documentation standards within engineering and product development workflows

US Salary Range

$97,000 - $129,000 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:

Benefits

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