Job Description

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BDUK is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 2,100 people in the UK. We are responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK defence customers including new capabilities like the E-7 AEW&C and the P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Autonomous Systems, C4ISR Services, Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services and are very much in a growth phase.

As part of the delivery of the UK CH-47 Chinook Helicopter contract, BDUK has a requirement to support a range of Technical Publications supporting the platform with both the provision of Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and Component Maintenance Manuals. This position will execute against contract requirements with a Safety and First Time Quality mind-set working within an integrated team environment.

BDUK engineering function operates a matrix organisation consisting of engineering departments that deliver technical skills, expertise and products into our programmes. This role will be in the Product Support Engineering Department. The Department consists of the following technical areas:

• Reliability Centered Maintenance Analysis

• Reliability and Maintainability

• Logistic Support Analysis

• Engineering Data Exploitation

• Obsolescence Management

• Technical Publications

• Product Support Engineering.

Essential experience of Technical Publications and knowledge of writing specifications.

Desirable – rotary wing experience, knowledge of CH-47 maintenance, S1000D, Framemaker experience.

You will help to facilitate and implement Product improvement and maintenance of the CH47 Air System Document Set whilst remaining compliant with the appropriate MAA regulatory standards. There may be a requirement to support other platforms on an occasional basis to meet surge requirements. This position will report to the Technical Publications Manager based in Yeovil but will be required to be based at RAF Odiham, on a hybrid working pattern. This position will be technically supported by our other capability specialists within the department as required.

Boeing Defence UK is looking for Aviation Technical Publications Development/Authoring Specialist. The role will comprise of; organizes, reviews and edits technical publications, documentation, and related data. You will be required to gather and analyse customer requirements to understand scope and required elements. Review technical support publications for grammatical errors, format and style per guidelines. Contributing to establishing standards and guidelines for technical document structure and format. Recommend content edits to improve clarity, impact, flow, meaning, and readability. You will also be required to research source data to verify that support publications are technically accurate. Participate in reviews internally and with the customer. Maintain document configuration, data files, and archives.

Export Control Requirements: Not an export control position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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