Warfighter Systems - Senior Technical Writer
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2216 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
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About this role
As a Senior Technical Writer at Anduril Industries, you will collaborate with Product and Operations teams to create clear and user-friendly documentation for military products. Your role involves organizing engineering and program delivery functions, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring that all documentation meets customer needs and quality standards. You will also be responsible for generating various technical documents, managing project timelines, and fostering a culture of technical documentation within the organization.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- 7+ years of demonstrated excellence generating XML-based technical documentation, preferably in a DOD space
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering documentation
- Experience building MIL-STD-40051 content (preferably using RTX Eagle)
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with emphasis on technical subjects
- Must thrive with autonomy and responsibility, managing competing priorities and tight deadlines
- Impeccable project-management skills
Nice to have
- Military exposure and experience, particularly with military technical documentation writing and formatting standards, guidelines, and verbiage (S1000D, MIL-STD-40051, etc)
- Previous experience creating technical documentation for DOD products
- Experience with Siemens Rapid Author
- Experience Documenting Software UIs in an Agile Environment
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, only a range provided
- Role requires eligibility for security clearance, which may limit some candidates
- Position may involve relocation to Costa Mesa, CA
- Pre-employment and randomized substance screening required
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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