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Warfighter Systems - Senior Technical Writer

Anduril· Mission Readiness : Technical Publications : Technical Publications
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Costa Mesa, CA$147k - $196kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior Technical Writer role within Anduril's Mission Success team to deliver accurate, updated, user-friendly documentation for Anduril products, with a focus on Defense and national security programs and coordination across Engineering, Operations, and account teams.

Responsibilities

  • Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused. Work with Engineering and Operations to deliver task, conditions, standard-centric documentation
  • Research Anduril products and scope Tech Data deliverables for Programs of Record with DOD customers, and write Data Modules in Mil-Std-40051-E XML, using Raytheon Eagle (eventually migrating to Rapid Author)
  • Evaluate and prioritize tasks required to successfully support product documentation efforts and keep them on track. Help drive the best decision for the company by using a data-driven approach and consider input from stakeholders to ensure well-informed decisions. You should be prepared to 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 process and training for others to contribute content. Refine our product maturity framework so that documentation is a meaningful step towards productization of new systems

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
  • In this role, you will be subject to pre-employment and randomized substance screening, as required by the Company.

Skills

Required:XML-based technical writingMIL-STD-40051Engineering documentation interpretationProject management

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and future planning) available to employees
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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