Are you excited by Technology and Innovation?

A career in Aerospace Technical Publications at Flatirons will see you working with global colleagues, using cutting edge technology to support for our Aerospace customers. Airlines have invested in Flatirons Technical Content Management Solutions for nearly 30 years and over 350 million airline passengers a year depend on the Flatirons platform to get them off the ground and safely to their destinations.

Flatirons is a fast-paced, agile, and constantly changing environment, and our team members are passionate about being at the forefront of technology that ensures the safety, compliance, and efficiency of maintenance operations. If you join our team as a Technical Writer, you can be sure of working with colleagues who enjoy solving industry challenges and contributing to the success of Flatirons. At Flatirons you will be able to have a significant impact, make yourself heard and contribute to our overall success. Once experienced, you can progress to senior roles such as Project Manager or Technical Project Lead.

We offer a competitive starting salary and benefits, as well as a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, including the option to work from your home office part of the time. Candidates should ideally be located within travelling distance of our UK offices in Derby or Bristol.

In this role, the successful graduate will develop, research, and revise engine maintenance manuals, system maintenance manuals, component maintenance manuals, component maintenance publications, and service bulletins for our Aerospace industry customers.

As a Graduate Technical Writer you will….

• Write procedures and technical documentation to fulfill customers’ applicable writing specifications: technical accuracy is compulsory.
• Revise technical content of existing manuals specified by engineering specifications.
• Review manufacturer's drawings, and other data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment.
• Study blueprints, schematics, drawings, parts lists, specifications, mock-ups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.
• Organize material and complete writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Coordinate all phases of the manual processes, from source data, organizing and interpreting content, ordering art and incorporating the parts list.

Education and experience requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (Aeronautical, Mechanical or Electrical), or other Technical discipline.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, manuals, illustrated parts lists and schematics. Ability to write, technical manuals, procedure manuals and service bulletins.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, team members, and customers.
• Numerate with the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

We work in an exciting fast-paced, agile, and constantly changing environment with an ethical team culture and strong emphasis on collaboration, open communication and innovation.

Work Authorisation requirement

Due to export control requirements, this position requires candidates with UK citizenship and the ability to satisfy BPSS security clearance requirements.

Flatirons Offers:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours, Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Subsidized Gym membership
• Rewarding career with the opportunity to gain hands on experience and skills development
• Two great UK office locations; Derby, Pride Park and Bristol, Aztec West

Equal Opportunity Employer

Flatirons Solutions is committed to equality of opportunity and encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership.