Senior Technical Author

Job Title\: Senior Technical Author

Location\:  Weymouth or Filton.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary\: Negotiable dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing\:

• You will be responsible for identifying source document from document management systems
• You will be carrying out Impact Assessments against the engineering source data to create a Data Management Requirement Lists 
• You will be creating and updating Technical Description and Operating Information Data Modules in xml (mark-up language) to an ASD S1000D 4.1 specification
• You will be responsible for authoring and managing DMs in the EAGLE Publishing System (EPS) Common Source Database (CSDB) using the EPS XML editor software
• You will be producing graphic mark-ups for the production of illustrations to support DMs
• You will quality check DM outputs to ensure compliance with the project and industry specifications
• You will be liaising with Principal Engineers to resolve technical/formatting issues

Your skills and experiences\:

Essential\:

• You will require a HNC/HND or equivalent experience within a relevant engineering discipline
• You will need to be proficient in Technical Authoring DMs in XML/SGML to ASD S1000D standards
• You will require good knowledge and an understanding of an IETP/IETM
• You will need to have gained experience of handling documents and be proficient in the discipline of configuration control
• You will require prior experience within a technical documentation or support engineering discipline
• You will be able to bring prior knowledge and an understanding of a CSDB (data vault)

Benefits\:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Dreadnought Technical Documentation Team\:

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date\: 2nd September 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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Job Title\: Senior Technical Author

Location\:  Weymouth or Filton.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary\: Negotiable dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing\:

• You will be responsible for identifying source document from document management systems
• You will be carrying out Impact Assessments against the engineering source data to create a Data Management Requirement Lists 
• You will be creating and updating Technical Description and Operating Information Data Modules in xml (mark-up language) to an ASD S1000D 4.1 specification
• You will be responsible for authoring and managing DMs in the EAGLE Publishing System (EPS) Common Source Database (CSDB) using the EPS XML editor software
• You will be producing graphic mark-ups for the production of illustrations to support DMs
• You will quality check DM outputs to ensure compliance with the project and industry specifications
• You will be liaising with Principal Engineers to resolve technical/formatting issues

Your skills and experiences\:

Essential\:

• You will require a HNC/HND or equivalent experience within a relevant engineering discipline
• You will need to be proficient in Technical Authoring DMs in XML/SGML to ASD S1000D standards
• You will require good knowledge and an understanding of an IETP/IETM
• You will need to have gained experience of handling documents and be proficient in the discipline of configuration control
• You will require prior experience within a technical documentation or support engineering discipline
• You will be able to bring prior knowledge and an understanding of a CSDB (data vault)

Benefits\:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Dreadnought Technical Documentation Team\:

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date\: 2nd September 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-CB1