Aviation Technical Publications Specialist in Gosport

Aviation Technical Publications Specialist

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Our client has an opportunity for an experienced Aviation Technical Publications Development/Authoring Specialist to join them working on the UK CH-47 programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established organisation providing class leading support in a rotary wing engineering MRO environment.

Role: Technical Publications Specialist

Location: UK South Coast (Hybrid Considered)

Shifts: Full-Time, Days, Mon – Fri

IR35 Status: Inside

Security Clearance: Full SC clearance is required, can start with BPSS

Hourly Rate: TBA

Assignment Duration: 6 Months

For your application to be considered it is a requirement that you hold UK \’right to work\’ at the time of application.

The role involves organising, reviewing, and editing technical publications, documentation, and related data, while gathering and analysing customer requirements to define scope and deliverables.

You will support a variety of technical publications for the platform, including the development and maintenance of Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMMs) and Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs). This position will execute against the contractual obligations with a strong focus on safety, quality, and first-time accuracy, working collaboratively within an integrated team environment.

Experience With The Following Points Is Essential.

• Rotary wing authoring experience
• Experience of working with S1000D
• Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings

The job role will encompass supporting the Publications Lead in the day-to-day execution of the UK CH-47 publications deliverables to meet contract requirements associated with publication discrepancy reports (MoD F765), generation of amendments and updates to the UK CH-47 Air System Document Set, review technical support publications for grammatical errors, format and style per guidelines. You will contribute to establishing standards and guidelines for technical document structure and format and recommend content edits to improve clarity, impact, flow, meaning, and readability. You will also be required to research source data to verify that support publications are technically accurate. Participate in reviews internally and with the customer. Maintain document configuration, data files, and archives.

This post requires an understanding of the MoD Unsatisfactory Feature Reporting (UFR) process (MoD F765), aircraft and component maintenance procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Conversant with ASD S1000D and/or AVP70.
• Experience of working with Simplified Technical English.
• An understanding of Support Engineering as applied to a maintenance environment.
• Ability to work with cross functional departments to understand and deliver required outputs compliant with organisational processes and procedures.
• Focus on delivering first time quality with attention to detail and alignment with supporting engineering documentation.
• Previous experience in the Aviation Technical Publication (CMM, AMM, EMM, IPC) Authoring environment is essential.
• Previous experience with MoD Form 765 processes desirable.
• Previous experience liaising with internationally located Teams, including Design Organization (DO) interface.
• Preferred but not essential, CH-47 Chinook or rotary wing publications authoring experience.
• Experience with creating graphics would be desired but not essential.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Advertising Services