Experienced Technical Writers Working Within Your Secure Environment
AEC provides technical writing staff augmentation for companies working with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and other sensitive program data. Our writers can work within your approved IT environment, using the systems, software, security procedures, and access controls established by your organization.
AEC supplies the experienced technical writer or writing team. The customer provides the approved laptop, network access, software, security training, and project-specific requirements.
Technical Writing Capacity Without Adding Headcount
Our writers can supplement your existing documentation team, support a specific program, reduce a growing backlog, or provide specialized technical writing experience when hiring additional employees is not practical.
AEC can provide individual writers or dedicated teams for short-term or long-term assignments. Our writers work alongside engineers, technicians, operators, maintainers, and other Subject Matter Experts, developing the technical understanding needed to ask the right questions, identify gaps, and organize complex information. The result is documentation that does more than capture existing knowledge—it often helps clarify how the system, process, or product actually works.
For work outside CMMC-regulated programs, the same models are described on our technical writing outsourcing and contract writers page.
Documentation Support for Complex Programs
AEC has decades of experience creating technical documentation for aerospace, transportation, defense, government, manufacturing, facilities, systems, and software applications.
Our technical writers can support:
- Technical and maintenance manuals
- Procedures and work instructions
- Operations documentation
- Specifications and standards
- Illustrated parts and service information
- Document revisions and updates
- Customer-specific and structured documentation
Our writers work within customer-provided authoring, engineering, and publishing environments and are experienced in learning new software, documentation requirements, and customer-specific processes. This adaptability helps them integrate quickly into established programs, reduces the customer’s training burden, and avoids unnecessary changes to existing workflows.
What It’s Like to Work With AEC
“The team at AEC was insightful and easy to work with and was adept at offering support and solutions.”
Engineering Project Manager – Advanced Engineering Company
Technical Documentation Best Practices
AEC writers bring more than writing experience. They can apply proven documentation practices such as developing book plans, setting standards, identifying source inputs and deliverables, establishing templates, tracking progress, coordinating reviews, and maintaining consistency across large document sets.
Where permitted, AEC can also help customers identify practical workflow improvements and automation opportunities within their approved environment. This may include support from AEC’s software development team when the customer’s systems, security requirements, and access controls allow it.
Working Within Your Systems and Processes
For CMMC-regulated assignments, AEC writers follow the customer’s approved systems, security requirements, software tools, documentation processes, and data-handling procedures.
Project requirements are reviewed before work begins to confirm:
- System and network access
- Required software and licensing
- Security and program training
- Communication and file-sharing methods
- Location, citizenship, or export-control requirements
- Technical support and account administration
This approach allows customers to maintain control of their systems and information while adding experienced technical writing capacity.
Experienced Support From an Established Documentation Company
AEC’s staff includes technical writers, technical illustrators, former mechanics, technicians, engineers, software developers, editors, and inspectors.
Our writers are supported by an established technical documentation company with ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D-certified quality processes, experienced project leadership, and proven documentation practices. This provides customers with greater continuity, technical depth, and scalability than relying on an individual independent contractor.
Expanding Our Secure Documentation Capabilities
AEC is actively developing its own secure documentation environment to support a broader range of future projects involving CUI and applicable CMMC requirements.
Until that capability is available, AEC may support eligible CMMC-regulated programs through staff augmentation arrangements within the customer’s approved environment.
Solutions for You
- Experienced writers integrated with your team and IT systems
- Individual writers or dedicated technical writing teams
- Short-term or long-term staff augmentation
- Support using your approved software and processes
- Hourly project support
Related Services and Industries
See our technical writing services, add capacity with technical writing outsourcing and contract writers, or explore technical documentation services and solutions. By industry: aerospace, defense and government, transportation, and manufacturing.
Talk to an Expert
Let’s discuss your documentation requirements, staffing needs, software environment, and security expectations.