Aerovel Flexrotor - Senior Document Control & Technical Writer

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Job Description:

Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry. We are a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We aim for a better-connected, safer and more prosperous world.

A commercial aircraft manufacturer, with Space and Defense as well as Helicopters Divisions, Airbus is the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader.

Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international - with roughly 180 locations and 12,000 direct suppliers globally. The company has aircraft and helicopter final assembly lines across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and has achieved a more than six fold order book increase since 2000.

Are you ready to soar with us? Aerovel, a trailblazer in the unmanned aircraft industry is seeking a Senior Document Control & Technical Writer to join our cutting-edge team. As part of our close-knit family, you’ll collaborate on ground-breaking projects, pushing the boundaries of technology. Your mission: drive excellence, innovation, and impact. Join us at the forefront of the unmanned aviation evolution!

The Senior Document Control and Technical Writer (DCS/TW) will manage highly technical documentation processes and systems, ensuring that all content is accurate, comprehensive, and adheres to industry standards. This senior role requires a professional with extensive experience in technical writing and document management within complex, high-stakes technical environments such as aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing. The DCS/TW will lead the development of document management policies, maintain records and files, and ensure the seamless integration of standards, best practices, and procedures across multi-disciplinary teams.

Meet the Team:

The Airbus Helicopters Flexrotor Program offers one of the most sophisticated small tactical unmanned aerial systems (STUAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). It can be used day or night by US and allied forces for a diverse range of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) on land and at sea.

Your Working Environment:

Nestled in the heart of the spectacular Columbia River Gorge in Bingen, WA, our workplace offers innovation and the ability to contribute to game-changing solutions while enjoying the flexibility to spread your wings. Whether it's solving complex challenges, or celebrating victories, you’ll be part of a cohesive crew that thrives on innovation and the beauty that the Northwest has to offer!

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
  

Your Challenges:

• Lead the development and execution of document management policies to ensure efficient, legal, and secure access to sensitive technical content.

• Oversee the creation and maintenance of document classification systems to facilitate advanced information capture, search, and retrieval for highly technical content.

• Implement and manage complex electronic document processing, retrieval, and distribution systems in collaboration with technical specialists.

• Identify and classify highly technical documents and other electronic content based on security level, functionality, and metadata.

• Develop, document, and enforce standards, best practices, and system usage procedures, ensuring consistency across all technical documentation and publications.

• Lead the organization and development of complex technical documentation, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to stringent technical and industry standards.

• Oversee the maintenance of comprehensive records, files, and version histories, ensuring all documents reflect the most current technical data and revisions.

• Provide high-level editing and standardization of technical content produced by engineers, writers, and other technical personnel, ensuring that all material meets professional standards.

• Collaborate closely with subject matter experts (SMEs), engineers, and cross-functional teams to ensure all technical publications, including manuals, advisories, and procedures, are detailed, accurate, and user-focused.

• Drive the selection and integration of technical visuals such as diagrams, charts, and technical illustrations to support highly technical content.

• Align with senior engineers, SMEs, and production personnel to understand and document advanced technical concepts, product technologies, and processes.

• Lead the development of advanced templates, style guides, and technical writing workflows, ensuring that the documentation process meets industry best practices and compliance requirements.
  

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.

• 10 years as a technical writer or editor of technical documentation

• 5 years of aerospace documentation experience

• Demonstrated expertise in understanding and documenting advanced technical, engineering, and scientific concepts.

• Proven ability to manage and lead document control processes in highly regulated, complex technical environments.

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to synthesize technical information from multiple sources and ensure documentation accuracy.

• Demonstrated experience working with style guides, legal guidelines, and aerospace standards.

• Knowledge in working with technical writing and document management software, including Microsoft Office, MadCap Flare, DITA, XML, and Jira.
  

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 95% - onsite in Bingen, Washington.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily

• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms daily

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily

• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment daily

• Carrying: able to carry documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily

• Lifting: able to lift documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture occasionally

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer daily

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving occasionally

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices daily

• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice rarely

• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need for visa sponsorship/work authorization is required for this opportunity.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

Summary pay range: $90,000 - $115,000 per year.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

Job Family:

Administration / Documentation <JF-FA-SA>

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