Technical Writer - Airborne Imaging Systems (12-Month Contract)

Technical Writer - Airborne Imaging Systems (12-Month Contract)

Job Openings Technical Writer - Airborne Imaging Systems (12-Month Contract)

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Technical Writer (9-12 month Contract)

Burlington ON

About The Role

We are seeking a talented and experienced Technical Writer to join our team at PVLabs. As a Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating, editing, and maintaining technical documentation for our entire range of airborne stabilized gimbals and systems. You will work very closely with our Engineering, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering Labs to understand our products and translate technical information into clear and concise documentation for our customer and system users.

Reporting directly to the Vice President Operations, you will collaborate to conceive, draft and produce / maintain technical manuals for PVLabs full product line of stabilized airborne gimbals products and integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission-systems.

This role will be perfect for anyone who desires to start with a clean canvas and create the frameworks and design language that will become another key differentiator of PVLabs market positioning as a technical leader in our market.

There will potentially be additional opportunities for reimagining our bids / proposal response framework, marketing collateral and specification sheets as well however our primary focus is the technical and assembly documentation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with our Engineering, Systems and Manufacturing Engineering labs to fully understand our systems and features
• Research documentation and develop data from system requirements specifications and design documents through direct collaboration with our Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering labs.
• Produce completely new technical content to support the assembly processes for an entirely new product line of 10 25 airborne gimbals, from assembly through to field support.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and user-friendly
• Support the technical publications contributions to bid and proposal activities by generation of task estimates, compliance responses and production of proposal material.
• Final editing of manuals and technical documentation, releasing publication material through our ERP system.
• Develop operations and maintenance manuals according to industry and Customer specifications and standards (US MIL SPEC, ATA 100, S1000D, DITA)
• Develop effective business relationships with design and systems engineering staff for the purpose of generating and reviewing technical manuals.
• Assist the PVLabs Vice President Operations and Vice President Quality & Business Performance in continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Capabilities

Desired Education and Experiences

About You as a Technical Writer

With an engineering and design philosophy that is firmly rooted in modularity and component-based design (because it's just the smart thing to do) this role not only encourages you, but it pushes you to experiment and try new and different things. We want you to be vocal and involved in improving what we do. We encourage you to contribute to our knowledge bases, standards, and workflows in other words truly be a part of our team.

Our success is not only derived from the collective technical capabilities of our team, but more importantly HOW we work together. Here's what we value, and we seek those share the following :

What\'s in It for You?

PV Labs is where your Technical Writing career meets limitless innovation and unparalleled impact. You'll be immersed in an environment where groundbreaking technology meets exceptional talent. We take immense pride in, and are quite protective of, our distinctive workplace culture that fosters collaboration and ingenuity, creating an atmosphere of autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

Our workplace culture is derived from our signature work-life philosophy we've fully embraced a 4-day work week, throughout the year supported by a hybrid working model that supports you working from where it makes the most sense, whether that's on-site or remote. We focus on maximizing performance by measuring outputs instead of metrics on hours or location, and the idea that team performance achieved through individual performance.

As an integral member of our high-performance team, you'll be able to really channel your focus, passion, and expertise into an array of ground-breaking systems, products, and projects. Your contributions will span the design, development, assembly and maintenance, and promotion and market awareness of our state-of-the-art electro-mechanical stabilization platforms, motion-control systems, camera and lens control systems, video-processing technologies, remote I / O subsystems, and the integration and control of cutting-edge laser technologies.

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