Technical Writer (Spacecraft & Manufacturing)

Join our team as a Technical Writer, where you'll play a crucial role in supporting engineering and manufacturing across the company. You'll be embedded with the program team and will work on various aspects of spacecraft development, from documentation to work instructions on the production floor. Your success will be measured by the clarity of work instructions, timely delivery of engineering review packages, and the accessibility of documentation for new team members. This is a cross-functional role that requires collaboration with multiple teams and may involve some travel between sites.

• Support engineering and manufacturing teams in producing and maintaining technical documents, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), test procedures, design specs, and review packages.
• Develop, review, and maintain manufacturing work instructions, assembly procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for spacecraft production, ensuring technicians have clear, accurate, and up-to-date guidance.
• Establish and maintain the organization, versioning, and accessibility of technical documentation, making sure the right people can find the right document at the right time.
• 4–7 years of technical writing experience in aerospace, defense, hardware manufacturing, or a similarly technical field
• Proven ability to write clear, accurate work instructions and SOPs for manufacturing or assembly environments
• Comfortable working directly with engineers to extract technical content and translate it into clean, usable documentation
• Self-directed and able to manage multiple documentation workstreams simultaneously in a fast-moving environment
• Comfortable asking questions when requirements are unclear - we value clarity over assumptions
• Experience documenting spacecraft, satellite, or precision hardware development programs
• Experience supporting program reviews such as Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), or Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) with documentation packages
• Proficiency with documentation tools such as Confluence, Google Workspace, or similar
• Familiarity with manufacturing execution or quality management systems
• Interest in growing into a documentation lead or program management role as the team scales