JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Duties

• Research technical information to develop technical documents
• Ability to develop airplane illustrated parts catalog from engineering drawings, blueprints, manufacturing, bills of material, and supplier data; using the industry system of indenture
• Work independently and as part of a team to help revise a set of airplane technical manuals (AFM, AMM, CMM, WDM, SRM) from engineering, manufacturing, flight, and supplier data
• Ability to create line art to illustrate aircraft parts and assemblies for use in aircraft technical manuals, parts catalogs and other related publications
• Able to develop isometric technical illustrations from scratch using basic technical illustration principles

Qualifications:

• Aviation technical writing experience required
• Knowledge of technical publication s regulatory requirements and Industry Writing Specifications (ATA , GAMA, DITA and S1000D)
• Experience authoring documentation in structured (ATA task numbering; typical DTDs/schema, elements and attributes)
• Experience with MS Office suite
• Experience using CAD/CATIA/3D illustrations
• Knowledge of aircraft systems and technical documentation, including illustrated parts catalogs, airplane maintenance manuals, operator manuals, and installation instructions
• Past aviation maintenance or assembly work
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and personal organization
• A fundamental understanding of FARs as they apply to aircraft operations, maintenance and design certification
• Excellent communication and computer skills
• Self-starter and able to make sound writing decisions with minimum assistance from supervision