Technical Author Aerospace and Defence

Engage in the delivery of highimpact aerospace and defence programmes with ALTEN Ltd. Join our team as a Senior Technical Author producing clear accurate technical publications and reports within a highly regulated safetycritical engineering environment. Youll work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams translating complex technical content into structured compliant documentation that supports programme delivery across the full product lifecycle for a major UK aerospace OEM.

• Location: Bristol and other UK customer sites
• Onsite requirement: Hybrid
• Seniority: Senior
• Security Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Authoring and maintaining technical publications and formal reports
• Producing documentation to support aerospace and defence programmes
• Using Teamcenter Unified to manage control and publish documentation
• Working closely with engineering teams to gather structure and validate technical information
• Ensuring documentation meets internal standards customer requirements and regulatory expectations
• Supporting configuration control and document lifecycle management

Qualifications :

Required Skills

• Proven experience as a Senior Technical Author
• Background in aerospace or defence environments
• Strong experience producing technical publications and reports
• Handson experience with Teamcenter Unified
• Ability to understand complex engineering data and translate it into clear documentation

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Excellent written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineers and stakeholders
• Wellorganised with the ability to manage multiple documentation tasks
• Proactive and qualityfocused approach

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with large aerospace OEMs
• Familiarity with configuration management or document control processes
• Exposure to safetycritical or regulated engineering environments

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time