Technical Author

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The post holder will be responsible for producing technical documentation to support products in-service. As a Technical Author, you will be working with various other departments to accumulate the required information to create accurate and clear maintenance and training documentation.

Responsibilities

• Producing Component Maintenance Manuals to the ATA iSpec 2200 standard
• Producing training manuals for both crew and maintenance personnel
• Working with the engineering design team to produce Installation Documentation to the standard determined by the Aircraft OEM
• Managing workload to ensure on-time delivery of all documentation
• Creating Service Bulletins to implement design changes on current in-service programs
• Creating Service Information Letters to provide advisory information or maintenance clarification for current in-service programs
• Creating Temporary Revisions to implement changes to maintenance data and/or parts within the Component Maintenance Manual
• Attending project milestones and customer meetings as required

Reward

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (linked to company performance)
• 33 days annual leave (Increase after 5 years\’ service)
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexi time working
• £5,000 employee referral bonus
• Health cash plan
• Contributory Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Electric Car Scheme – Salary Sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme at x4 gross salary
• Competitive enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• IVF & Assisted Conception Policy
• Women in Business Membership
• Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Recognition scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Local charity / sponsorship activities
• Dedicated employee parking
• Discounted Gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression

Requirements

Essential

• Relevant Degree within Manufacturing/Engineering or relevant experience in an Engineering discipline
• A high level of technical and scientific knowledge and the ability to apply this knowledge to practical problems
• A good understanding of authoring software and standard authoring practises
• Strong background in gathering information and research
• Ability to clearly convey technical content in the written form, particularly in the form of maintenance instructions
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office
• The ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team

We reserve the right to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

Thompson Aero Seating is an Equal Opportunities employer.

The closing date for applications is 27 July 2025 at 17:00.

For further infomation contact careers@thompsonaero.com

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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