UX Writer

Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation defense programs. Our platform gives hardware engineering teams a single place to ingest data, analyze performance, automate test execution, and collaborate across every phase of development, so they can move faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We're a fast-moving team that owns problems end-to-end, works across disciplines, and thrives at the intersection of hardware and software.

We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers, from autonomy leaders like Anduril and Shield AI to next-generation aerospace teams like Hermeus and REGENT, and performance engineering teams like Pratt Miller Motorsports, alongside mission partners within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force on programs where failure isn’t an option. We’re backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed. Our team draws from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies, united by a common mission: giving hardware engineers the tools to build the future with speed, safety, and confidence.

We are hiring a UX Writer to write and ship excellent product documentation, including walkthrough guides, how-to articles, and in-app user guidance. The writer will work with product, design, engineering, mission operations, and success teams to raise our quality bar while staying up-to-date with a changing product.

Nominal’s users read the manual. They are experts and operators in deep hardware domains. They decide whether a vehicle flies, whether a campaign clears the next milestone, whether a mission-critical system is ready for mass production. They need to verify their numbers are correct. Great writing answers these questions quickly, while compounding the reader’s intuition for how to use Nominal.

The UX writer is a learner, not a knower. They do not need an expertise in nuclear engineering or wind tunnel testing, but they can ask questions and learn enough about a new domain to help an engineering team get their work done. With time, they become a master of the platform: they learn how to accomplish every major workflow and how to use every notable feature, and keep track of everything new that’s shipping.

Most importantly, the UX writer explains things very well. They write copy that is precise, concise, and confident. They put the right words in the right places. They sense how the quality of an explanation can accelerate the reader or slow them down. The UX writer holds a demanding editorial bar. They use AI to lift the bar, not to skip thinking. The writer is not expected to document every feature or workflow, but to focus on the highest-impact copy at all times.

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