Technical Author

About Our Team

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

As a Technical Author for AHUK, you will be responsible for creation and control of task cards and work cards for engineers and technicians. Working with maintenance managers, planning engineers, and hangar floor staff, you will extract key task milestones and format them into clear, easy‑to‑read documents that facilitate correct and logical execution of tasks.

• Translate complex tasks from the AMM or Service Bulletins into clear, sequential task cards.
• Version control to ensure shop floor uses latest revision, preventing work on superseded data.
• Usability testing by physically validating workcards with technicians to ensure instructions are executable.
• Review and continuous improvement with key users to continually improve accuracy and validity of data.

• Experience with complex engineering processes
• Ability to understand, extract and write technical instruction in clear English
• IT literacy (Microsoft processing / GSuite)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Thorough attention to detail
• Ability to think clearly using logic and reasoning
• Proper and effective administration skills
• Ability to engage with key stakeholders, compile information and produce clear document sets that encapsulate key themes and ideas

• Aviation experience as a maintainer
• Part 145 and Part-CAMO knowledge
• Maintenance planning exposure
• Knowledge of Envision

• Engineering qualification (Level 3 equivalent or above)

• Part 145 / Part CAMO familiarisation training
• Aviation industry training

• Attention to detail
• Ability to deliver to deadlines
• Ownership of tasks and area of responsibility

• DBS Security Clearance and eligibility for SC clearance
• Applicant must meet Export Compliance Regulations
• Right to work in the United Kingdom (no visa sponsorship)

• Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company
• Pension:
  Auto‑enrolled into Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6 %, employee 4 % basic
• Share Incentive Plan and ESOP – annual share schemes at company discretion
• Success Share, discretionary group bonus scheme (conditions apply)
• Bikes to Work – up to £3,000 (employee purchase scheme)
• Technology and Mydrive purchase schemes
• Den‑Plan purchase scheme
• Health‑care Cash Scheme
• Personal Accident Insurance – employee purchase scheme
• Health Assessments
• Travel Insurance
• Shopping vouchers / discounts
• Financial/Legal advice (e.g., will‑writing; lasting power of attorney)

Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd.

Employment Type:

Permanent. Experience Level: Professional. Job Family:
Software Engineering.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. We will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

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