Senior Technical Writer, ILS Support

Senior Technical Writer ILS Support

Victoria B.C./ Ottawa ON./ Halifax N.S. (CAN.) - Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales is looking for a Senior Technical Writer to be responsible for the maintenance and revision of existing Canadian Forces Technical Orders (CFTOs) including the integration of OEM manuals equipment specifications and preventive maintenance routines. This position requires not only strong technical writing and configuration management skills but also editorial expertise including grammar consistency and formatting to ensure all publications are clear accurate and compliant with National Defence standards.

In this position you will also collaborate with LCMMs engineers and procurement teams to update verify and control technical data packages in support of naval platforms.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Maintain and revise existing CFTOs incorporating updates from OEM manuals specifications and preventive maintenance routines.
• Author edit and format technical documentation with a high standard of grammar clarity consistency and style.
• Perform editorial reviews of technical documentation to ensure accuracy consistency of terminology and compliance with editorial and formatting standards.
• Collaborate with LCMMs engineers procurement and configuration management teams to ensure technical documentation reflects the latest approved system/equipment configuration.
• Support configuration control by analyzing Document Change Requests preparing Change Packages and ensuring revisions are properly tracked reviewed and implemented.
• Conduct thorough research and cross-referencing to confirm documentation accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate verification and validation of CFTO updates and associated technical data packages.
• Ensure preventive maintenance routines in Logistics Support Analysis Records (LSARs) remain aligned with current technical publications.
• Manage indexing cataloguing and control of documentation in alignment with the National Defence Index of Documentation and Equipment Registration processes.
• Support translation processes and accuracy checks for CFTO updates when required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Canadian citizenship with a valid Secret Level II security clearance (or ability to obtain).
• Diploma or degree from a recognized college/university in a relevant technical field (mechanical electrical electronic naval architecture computer science or equivalent).
• Minimum 4 years of demonstrated experience maintaining or revising technical documentation such as CFTOs OEM manuals equipment specifications or preventive maintenance documentation.
• Direct experience with configuration management principles tools and processes including change control revision tracking and version management.
• Proven editorial grammar proofreading and editing skills with the ability to produce polished high-quality documentation.
• Proficiency in requirement gathering analysis and documentation procedures.
• Strong proficiency in word processing and documentation management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Language: English (Essential) French (Desirable).

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Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of a Technical Writer Ontario College Graduate Certificate program (or equivalent).
• Experience with configuration management software or PLM tools (e.g. Windchill or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of S1000D specification IETM formats and AG-006 standards.
• Experience with Canadian Forces Technical Orders (CFTOs) and adaptation of OEM publications to government standards.
• Familiarity with the National Defence Index of Documentation and equipment registration processes.
• Experience in desktop publishing and graphics production tools (Adobe Suite or equivalent).
• Exposure to Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) tools or raw XML data handling.

Special Position Requirements

• Schedule: Core business hours Monday Friday.
• Physical Environment: Hybrid position which is a mix of working from home and onsite (in office at customer site or on-board ships alongside in harbour.
• Physical Demands: Predominantly office work but may be required to work in dockyards and onboard Naval ships.
• Travel: Occasional domestic travel maybe required in support of the ships.

What We Offer

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $74146.88 $126733.63 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including but not limited to the employees career path history competencies skills and performance as well as the companys annual salary budget the customers program requirements and the companys internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local state or federal law.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.

Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.

Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.

Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.