AEC, Inc.

AEC, Inc. is a technical writing and documentation company headquartered in Sandy, Oregon. It says it has served industry since 1984 and has done aerospace documentation since 1991. It serves aerospace, defence, transportation and manufacturing, and describes aerospace and transportation as its specialities.

Aerospace documentation

• Aircraft Maintenance Manuals (AMM)
• Component Maintenance Manuals and Publications (CMM/CMP)
• Illustrated Parts Catalogs and Lists (IPC/IPL)
• Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)
• S1000D, ATA iSpec 2200, legacy ATA 100 and customer-defined standards

Customers include aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, completion centres, MROs and defence contractors. The writing team includes former mechanics, technicians and inspectors alongside writers and illustrators.

Ways of working

Engagements can be hourly or fixed price. The website lists four models: contract writers who work inside the customer team, a dedicated managed team, a full project handed over for finished documentation, and large data conversion projects.

Embedded contract writers, a managed team, hourly or fixed-price projects, and large conversion projects. AEC also provides documentation for CMMC-regulated defence programmes.

Company facts

• Founded in 1984, as stated on its website
• AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, as reported on its website
• Other offices: San Jose, Costa Rica
• A customer comment on the site mentions work toward FAA certification for DEXA (Drone Express)