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Technical Author

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Salary:

18.38 GBP / Hour

Job Description:

Technical Author; Defence client- Aerospace; Scope of day/hours- can be discussed

Requirements:

  • Must be familiar with CMMs - Component Maintenance Manuals - aerospace
  • Must be familiar with writing to ATA iSpec 2200
  • Technical Author experience with recent experience of the above CMMs and ATA iSpec 2200
  • Adobe FrameMaker is a must have
  • DBS will be required
  • windows 11 compatible personal PC/Laptop
What we offer:

flexible as sometimes there’s a gap where the client is waiting for source data so they are happy for you to work on other clients/positions

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Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

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Remote work
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