Technical Writer

Job Summary

• Research, document and develop detailed operator, maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, checklists, technical specifications, alert bulletins, training materials and other procedures and reports.
• Collect and accumulate appropriate technical information through researching and analyzing technical data and publications, engineering drawings, test procedures, design specifications/documentation, software description documents, engineering documents and by interviewing technical experts.
• Ensure documents are developed in accordance with the requested specifications and contractual requirements, including development of any necessary illustrations, photographs, or other graphic representations.
• Ensure final materials clearly and effectively communicate the technical information and data.
• Ensures accuracy of documents. Corrects technical and editorial errors and may participate in rewrites as necessary.
• Coordinate technical reviews and approval signatures, which may include appropriate security classification prior to document distribution.
• Participate in developing and recommending new and/or modifications to documentation/communication policies and procedures.
• Present document(s) to program management staff and makes related presentations.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires education or formal training equivalent to the completion of an associate's degree in a technical discipline and ten or more years of professional engineering/scientific/military technical experience and/or professional in-depth engineering/scientific/technical/military documentation experience. In addition, must have two or more years of management/customer interface. Equivalent experience may be substituted in lieu of education/training.
• Must demonstrate a comprehensive technical understanding of military or commercial systems, and technical writing/editing principles, theories, standards and concepts. Must have strong working knowledge of the development of technical manuals and documentation and strong working knowledge of computer-based tools in the production of technical documentation.
• Ability to write DoD and commercial technical publications in the proper publishing format.
• Previous experience using interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) tools to develop technical orders/publications.
• The ability to grasp complex concepts quickly;
• The ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information;
• Strong organization skills;
• The ability to identify issues and develop innovation solutions to a variety of complex problems;
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to accurately analyze, document and report.
• Knowledge of computer operations and applications.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft © Office suite software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Experience with aircraft operations and maintenance procedures.
• Experience with logistics management information databases.
• Prior experience developing technical data using Arbotext (or similar) editing software.
• S1000D experience.
• Technical publications coding in XML.

• Internal Title: Technical Writer/Editor IV
• Experience Level: Senior (8+ years)
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Salary
• Workstyle: Remote
• Pay Range Low: 82,300
• Pay Range High: 141,250
• Job Category: Supply Chain Management
• Travel Percentage Required: 0% - 25%
• Relocation Assistance Provided?: No
• Clearance Required?: Desired
• US Citizenship Required?: Yes
• Clearance Level: Secret
• Employee Referral Bonus Amount: 1000.00