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Technical Writer, Ghost

Anduril· Programs : Deployments : Technical Writing
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Costa Mesa, CA$117k - $154kon-site full-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Technical Writer to create and maintain user documentation for Anduril products, partnering with product and operations teams to deliver accurate, easy-to-understand documentation across diverse business lines while adhering to standards and milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused. Work with engineering and operations to deliver task, conditions, and standard-centric documentation.
  • Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to successfully support product documentation efforts and keep them on track. Use a data-driven approach and consider input from stakeholders to ensure well-informed decisions.
  • Communicate and help manage expectations. Ensure risks are noted with adequate time and shared with leadership.
  • Help build a culture of technical documentation by contributing to the living documentation process, ensuring that those who come after you learn from your Anduril experience.
  • Identify relevant stakeholders and lead them through a documentation roadmap with established key milestones and targets.
  • Engage subject matter experts at the right time and guide them towards a finished user-facing document that plainly meets customer needs.
  • Work with account teams to ensure contract deliverables are accurate, on-time, and in the right format.
  • Produce documentation artifacts such as technical manuals, operational manuals, maintenance manuals, procedures, checklists, templates, user guides, troubleshooting guides, and release notes.
  • Partner with account, product, and engineering teams across all phases of product development to ensure users have the right documentation available.
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-40051D and S1000D standards and delivery methods (IETMs/IETDs) is highly desirable.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for complex hardware, software, or aerospace systems.
  • Experience writing technical, user-facing documentation.
  • Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation (e.g., schematics, CAD, or software specs).
  • Experience building content in a variety of formats (Word, XML, DITA, etc.).
  • Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on explaining highly technical subjects simply.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance.
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local, to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Skills

Required:Technical writingReading engineering documentationDocumentation formats (Word, XML, DITA)

Benefits

  • Part of US Salary Range: $117,000—$154,000 USD (base salary)
  • Equity grants included in offers
  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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