Technical Author / Technical Documentation Writer

Technical Author / Technical Documentation Writer

Location: Stevenage

Country: GB

Company: MBDA

Application Date: 2026-08-11T18:12:24.000Z

Closing Date: 2026-09-10T18:12:25.000Z

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen in the transforming Technical Publications department within MBDA. The purpose of this role is to analyse, develop and deliver the Technical Publications for a complex portfolio of MBDA's products across the Land and Sea domains.

Salary

Between £40,000 and £46,000, depending on experience.

Working Arrangements

Hybrid working: We seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working (2-3 days in the office a week).

Security Clearance

British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After offer, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG BPSS checks.

What We Can Offer You

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500, based on company performance and will vary year to year.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Paid overtime opportunity.
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities, subsidised meals, free car parking, and more.
• Training and development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities.
• Possible relocation assistance.
• Healthcare cash plan: The healthcare cash plan provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

What We're Looking For

• Authoring specialists to support and develop complex engineering descriptive and procedural documentation.
• Experience in technical authoring is essential. Use of SGML is required, but the ability to adapt to other formats of authorship is desirable.
• Familiarity with S1000D based authoring tools, awareness of BREX, CSDB environment and associated reports.
• Ability to work with a variety of different types of people, maintaining a willing, helpful attitude and a calm professional manner.
• Provide technical expertise to ensure design teams have a clear understanding of the publication development, production and upkeep process.
• May be required to be involved in demonstration or process proving activities at an alternative MBDA site or the customer's location, in the UK or overseas.
• Experience and working knowledge of the military environment for operation and maintenance technical publications are preferable but not essential.
• Liaise with product suppliers in support of technical publication technologies while maintaining personal and technical reports, records and all technical publication activities to a high standard.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas.

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• Authoring specialists to support and develop complex engineering descriptive and procedural documentation.
• Experience in technical authoring is essential. Use of SGML is required, but the ability to adapt to other formats of authorship is desirable.
• Familiarity with S1000D based authoring tools, awareness of BREX, CSDB environment and associated reports.
• Ability to work with a variety of different types of people, maintaining a willing, helpful attitude and a calm professional manner.
• Provide technical expertise to ensure design teams have a clear understanding of the publication development, production and upkeep process.
• May be required to be involved in demonstration or process proving activities at an alternative MBDA site or the customer's location, in the UK or overseas.
• Experience and working knowledge of the military environment for operation and maintenance technical publications are preferable but not essential.
• Liaise with product suppliers in support of technical publication technologies while maintaining personal and technical reports, records and all technical publication activities to a high standard.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas.
  
  Salary: Between £40,000 and £46,000, depending on experience.
Hybrid working: We seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working (2-3 days in the office a week). Security clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After offer, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG BPSS checks. What we can offer you
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500, based on company performance and will vary year to year.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Paid overtime opportunity.
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days.
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities, subsidised meals, free car parking, and more.
• Training and development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities.
• Possible relocation assistance.
• Healthcare cash plan: The healthcare cash plan provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.