Shield AI
Technical Writer (R5661)
$60K–$105K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2025
- Experience
- 3–10 years of technical writing/editing experience; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Engineering, English, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and maintain technical publications for V-BAT autonomous aircraft, translating engineering and operational information into clear guidance for operators, maintainers, and internal teams.
What you'll do
- Create and update aircraft documentation, including manuals, service bulletins, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and mission materials.
- Work with engineering and cross-functional teams to gather, verify, and clarify technical information.
- Maintain documentation standards and version control, and update publications based on flight-test results and system changes.
What they ask for
- 3–10 years of technical writing/editing experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Engineering, English, or a related field.
- Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation for aircraft systems, complex hardware/software platforms, or similar domains.
- Ability to work directly with engineers and subject matter experts to extract and document technical information.
Nice to have
- Experience with aircraft systems, UAVs, autonomy, avionics, or mission systems documentation; familiarity with DoD technical manual standards such as MIL-STD or S1000D.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Adobe FrameMaker, or XML-based authoring tools; AI-assisted documentation tools are also mentioned.
Pay
USD 60,000–105,000 per year base salary
Tools
V-BAT, Microsoft Office, Adobe FrameMaker, XML, MIL-STD, S1000D
AI focus
Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance documentation workflows is preferred.
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