Technical Author
Thales Group
Technical Author
Salary Not Specified
Thales Group, Linthouse, Glasgow City
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 3 days ago, 15 Sep | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 4f8b5e4e6388493f8432f3f2165c63a3
Full Job Description
- Make Technical Publications/Authoring decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.
- Fulfil the operating, maintenance and support requirements agreed with the customer. The information must be clearly and unambiguously presented, in a manner appropriate to the level of skill, experience and technical understanding of the users and maintainers of the equipment. It thus contributes to the customer's ultimate objective of improving the success rate of maintenance, and reducing the lifecycle cost of ownership of equipment.
- Close liaison with all aspects of engineering through the interaction with engineering personnel / interrogation of contributory engineering database. It will involve the research and origination of new and amended textual data for a wide range of equipment and maintenance activities.
- Compile data, to a variety of national / international /civil / military specifications, and produce physical/electronic deliverables.
- Provide help and direction to less experienced team members.
- Manage own elements of Technical Publications /Authoring work package.
- Take responsibility for contributing to team planning, risk management, quality and HSE.
- Set targets for and manage own development with line manager. Seek & share good practice & knowledge to continuously improve own practices.
Technical Authoring Experience - Strong proficiency within standard Microsoft office packages/Authoring tools
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English
- Engineering knowledge/experience
- Good understanding of engineering standards and processes.
- Ability to turn technical information into easily understood text
- Engineering Product Lifecycle
- Technical Authoring in an engineering environment
- Writing in a structured environment (eg XML to S1000D, DITA)
- Basic Logistic Support Analysis (LSA)
- Basic Technical Illustration
- Simplified Technical English
- Support to Bids
- Estimating Skills
- Risk and Opportunity Management
- Work Package Management
- Pension Scheme
- Annual Bonus
- Half Day finish every Friday.
- 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Life Cover
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
- Gym membership discounts
Desirable
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
THALES are looking to recruit a dedicated Technical Author to work within a Through Life Support Engineering (TLSE) team and undertake Technical Publications / Authoring activities to customers' requirements within own competence without day to day guidance or supervision in a professional manner, in accordance with relevant specifications, standards and Thales (Chorus II) and documentation processes., At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;