Technical Writer — Satellite Operations Handbook (Editor-in-Chief) for FWS
HIKINEX · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting · 201-500 employees
4 d ago
Senior (5-10 yrs)
Contractor
Canada
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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. Establish style guides and manage formal review cycles to ensure documentation accuracy and consistency for real-time operations.
What they look for
Technical writing
Satellite operations
Spacecraft systems engineering
Documentation management
Configuration control
Technical editing
Requirements analysis
Engineering documentation
Procedure development
Mission analysis
DOORS
Confluence
ECSS standards
NASA standards
Terminology management
Requirements
Requires proven long-form technical authorship experience, such as a PhD thesis or professional operations manual development. Candidates must possess a strong working knowledge of satellite and space systems to effectively translate engineering material into procedure-grade language.
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
