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Technical Author

Technical Staffing Resources Limited
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7AH, England

Salary

£51 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) is seeking a Technical Author for an 8-month contract based in Christchurch, Dorset, to support KBR's engineering and construction projects.
  • The role involves producing and managing technical documentation for a wide area military communications system, including procedural and descriptive data modules.
  • Candidates should have extensive experience in technical authoring, particularly with S1000D standards and related software tools.
  • The position offers a competitive hourly pay rate and requires a good understanding of technical source data and documentation processes.
  • Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK and will be subject to security vetting; specific years of experience are not mentioned but extensive experience is required.
Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for KBR who are aleading global engineering, construction, and services company.

KBR support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, KBR offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.

We are looking to recruit aTechnical Authorfor an 8-month contract, based in Christchurch, Dorset.

On Offer
  • Competitive hourly pay rate
  • Inside IR35 work engagement
  • Client side working
  • Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office, 2 from home
Purpose of the role
The role will be working as port of a small technical documentation team on a wide area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation and maintenance of the system.

This will include the compilation and analysis of the appropriate source data to enable to production of Procedural, Descriptive and illustrated parts Data modules, as well as the population of the Logistic Support Analysis Repository (LSAR).

Key Activities
Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications

Undertake Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on Electronic computing and communication systems including an array of radios and masts.

Author Data modules from the MTA and other publications including operating procedures and training material. This will include technical drawings.

Liaise with Training Team to provide assistance with training content.

Assist in the creation and maintenance of the Data Modules Requirements List

Author from new and update the full suite of descriptive, procedural and IPD data modules to populate the Common Source Database (CSDB).

Proofread and review Data Modules produced by other team members, using the CSDB workflow.

Produce new IETPs using trilogibuild software for delivery to the customer.
General assistance with other ILS and LSA Tasks


Skills / Experience
Extensive experience in the areas listed above under key activities.

A good understanding of technical source data for systems, sub-systems and Line Replaceable Items/Units (LRU/Is) for generation of technical descriptions for inclusion into relevant technical publications Data Modules (DMs)

Sound Knowledge and experience of;
  • Technical Publications specifications e.g. S1000D 4.1, Def Stan 00-601
  • Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard
  • Standard Numbering Systems
  • Population and maintenance of a Data Module Requirements List (DMRL)
  • Technical authoring processes and techniques using industry proprietary software tools preferably through an EAGLE LSAR and EAGLE Publishing System to construct a comprehensive CSDB
  • Knowledge and experience of XML Data Module technical authoring using EAGLE xml editor or industry equivalent.
  • Technical Publications/IETP/CSDB Configuration Management processes
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Knowledge of trilogibuild is desirable
  • Illustrations
NB.We can only consider candidateswith an existing right to live and work in the UK, as the role requires Security Vetting of the chosen applicant.

If the above opportunity describes you, then I would love to speak with you, call me - 01372 862020

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