[ Fastwater Staffing ] Technical Writer — Satellite Operations Handbook (Editor-in-Chief) | Montreal, Canada (Full Relocation Package)
HIKINEX · Canada
Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting · 201-500 employees
About the role
Act as editor-in-chief for the Satellite Operations Handbook by integrating technical inputs from various subsystem teams into a coherent manual. Interview engineers to resolve ambiguities and ensure all procedures are accurate and suitable for real-time operations.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires proven long-form technical authorship experience, such as a PhD thesis or published research, and a strong working knowledge of satellite and space systems. Candidates must be able to synthesize complex engineering documentation into clear, procedure-grade language.
Benefits
Full description
Key Responsibilities
- Act as editor-in-chief of the Satellite Operations Handbook: gather documentation and inputs from
subsystem teams (power, thermal, AOCS, TT&C;, payload, FDIR, ground segment) and integrate them
into one coherent, fluid text.
- Interview subsystem engineers to close gaps, resolve ambiguities, and verify the technical accuracy of
every section.
- Rewrite engineering source material into clear, unambiguous, procedure-grade language suitable for use
by operators in real-time operations.
- Structure the handbook across the mission lifecycle: nominal operations, contingency and FDIR response,
and subsystem reference sections.
- Maintain revision and configuration control; organize and run formal review cycles with engineering and
operations stakeholders.
- Establish and enforce a style guide, templates, and terminology consistency across all contributors.
Required Qualifications
- Proven long-form technical authorship — a PhD thesis, published research, or prior authorship of
operations manuals, handbooks, flight rules, or procedures. (Per the hiring manager: "People who have
written PhD theses would be ideal candidates.")
- Working knowledge of satellites and space systems — able to read, understand, and interrogate
subsystem engineering documentation.
- Fast learner with a synthetic mind: able to compress many inconsistent sources into one clear narrative.
- Excellent written English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Background in satellite operations, spacecraft systems engineering, or mission analysis.
- French language skills (Montreal-based team).
- Familiarity with documentation and requirements tools (DOORS, Confluence) and ECSS/NASA
documentation culture.
- Experience authoring training materials or certifying operations personnel.
