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Systems Technical Writer

Helsing· Hardware Engineering
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Munichfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Technical writer role focused on creating and maintaining multidisciplinary drone hardware and software documentation, translating complex systems into precise, structured documents for internal engineers and external operators within a defence AI context.

Responsibilities

  • Author and maintain high-quality technical publications including Interface Control Documents, System Architecture Descriptions, Operator Manuals and Maintenance Guides, drawing on direct analysis of CAD assemblies, electrical schematics, software APIs and aerodynamic test data
  • Document physical, electrical and logical integration interfaces, including wire harnesses, pinouts and signal telemetry protocols, working in close collaboration with electronics and software engineers to ensure accuracy and traceability
  • Author flight-test procedures, aerodynamic performance envelopes and flight-limitation documentation in partnership with flight-test and aerodynamics teams, ensuring outputs meet regulatory and operational standards
  • Create clear isometric line art, block diagrams and system flowcharts derived from SolidWorks, NX or electrical schematics, ensuring visual documentation meets the precision required for assembly, integration and troubleshooting workflows
  • Participate in design reviews, validation events and hands-on hardware integration sessions to verify the accuracy of draft procedures, maintaining requirements traceability from high-level system specifications down to individual component guides within PLM and version control systems

Qualifications

  • Have authored structured technical documentation across multidisciplinary engineering domains, including mechanical, electrical, software and aerodynamic systems, within aerospace, defence, robotics or UAV programmes
  • Can read and interpret 3D CAD assemblies, electrical wire harness schematics, PCB layouts and software API documentation to produce accurate, first-principles technical content without requiring intermediaries
  • Are proficient in structured authoring tools such as MadCap Flare, Adobe FrameMaker, LaTeX or Confluence, and have worked within PLM and version control environments such as Windchill, Arena, Git or equivalent
  • Have translated highly complex engineering architectures into user-facing procedures and operator manuals that are clear, compliant and structured for a non-specialist audience
  • Communicate clearly and precisely in both written and spoken English and German, and can convey complex engineering concepts accurately to technical and non-technical audiences alike
  • Act decisively with minimal guidance, own outcomes end-to-end and initiate solutions without waiting for direction

Skills

Required:Structured technical documentationReading technical drawings and documentation

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
  • Onboarding program: Infraduction for tooling and cross-team collaboration
Last updated Aug 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

AI for electronic warfareAI-enabled precision mass and autonomous systemsAutonomous air dominanceMass defence manufacturingRecce strike softwareUnderwater autonomous massliquid-ai-recruiting-target
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