About the Position

Systems Technical Writer

Munich, Germany

About the Company

Helsing is a defence AI company dedicated to protecting democracies. Our mission is to achieve technological leadership, ensuring open societies can make sovereign decisions and uphold ethical standards. We are a team of engineers, AI specialists, and programme managers committed to solving complex problems. Our open and transparent culture encourages healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and ethical implications.

The Role

As a Systems Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining technical documentation for Helsing's multidisciplinary drone hardware and software programmes. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, software, and aerodynamics engineers to translate complex system architectures into precise, structured documentation. Your work will ensure the integrity of engineering intent from system requirements to end-user procedures, supporting programme maturation, compliance, and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

Author and maintain high-quality technical publications, including Interface Control Documents, System Architecture Descriptions, Operator Manuals, and Maintenance Guides.
Document physical, electrical, and logical integration interfaces, working closely with electronics and software engineers.
Author flight-test procedures, aerodynamic performance envelopes, and flight-limitation documentation in partnership with flight-test and aerodynamics teams.
Create clear isometric line art, block diagrams, and system flowcharts derived from CAD assemblies and electrical schematics.
Participate in design reviews, validation events, and hardware integration sessions to verify the accuracy of draft procedures.

Requirements

Experience in authoring structured technical documentation across multidisciplinary engineering domains.
Proficiency in reading and interpreting 3D CAD assemblies, electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and software API documentation.
Proficiency in structured authoring tools such as MadCap Flare, Adobe FrameMaker, LaTeX, or Confluence.
Experience working within PLM and version control environments such as Windchill, Arena, or Git.
Ability to translate complex engineering architectures into user-facing procedures and operator manuals.
Fluency in written and spoken English and German.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with aerodynamic performance documentation and flight manual authoring within a certified or regulated aerospace or UAV operating environment.
Experience creating visual technical content directly from CAD source files.

We Offer

Competitive salary and VSOP options
Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
A hands-on onboarding program ("Infraduction") where you will build tooling and applications to be used across the company.

Join Helsing

At Helsing, you'll be contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing ethical and geopolitical concerns. Our work is unique, operating in a domain with highly unusual technical requirements and constraints. We encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about our work and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, focusing on outcomes, not conformity.

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.

Helsing's Candidate Privacy and Confidentiality Regime can be found here.

Systems Technical Writer

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