Lead Technical Writer Security Clearance

Position: Lead Technical Writer with Security Clearance
L3

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Job Title:

Lead Technical Writer Job Code: 40422

Job Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Job Schedule:

Regular 5-8

Job Description:

L3

Harris, Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Technical Writer (L4) for the new Ground Based Radar Digitation (GBRD) Contract located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to perform end-to-end Technical Order Life Cycle Development of the GBRD Contract TO Baseline providing Technical Writing leadership in developing several Space Force ground-based radar TOs.

Essential Functions:

* Developing TOs in accordance with MIL-STDs, TO 00-5 series, and all other Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, Space Force compliance directives

* Performing lead technical writer Subject Matter Expert (SME) role for all TO development activities

* Providing support to TO Manager in generating project milestone event artifacts to include developing TO Guidance Conferences (TOGC) and In-Process Review (IPR) slide sets

* Extensive knowledge mining technical data from engineering drawings and specifications (i.e., assembly drawings, interconnection diagrams, A-level specifications, test procedures, etc.) to develop TOs

* Conducting lead technical writer reviews of Pre-Pub Review (PPR) before submitting to TO Manager for final review, and distribution to the Government Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS)

* Performing trip lead support functions for site trips involving TO content development, conducting Contractor Certification, and providing support for Government Verifications

* Providing oversight to writers, illustrators, TO QC, and collaborating with engineering and logistics SMEs to accomplish required TO development objectives

* Providing TO development status to TO Manager for incremental reporting to Government customer
* Assisting TO Manager with processing Contractor Furnished Equipment Notices (CFENs) for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) manuals

* Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to show proof of citizenship

* Currently possess, or are able to acquire, at a minimum, a SECRET security clearance

* Ability to travel up to 20% of the year in support of TO content development, certification, and verification site activities

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. Preferred Additional

Skills:

* Computer proficiency with MS Office applications:
Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

* Experience with PTC Arbortext Editor - Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) tagging environment, RWS Contenta Explorer (content management system) - Document Management System (DMS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), and RWS XML Professional Publisher (XPP)

* Experience with XML tagging environment and high-end document production software

* Experience with Frame Maker and Frame Maker+SGML

* Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF software

* Experience generating input for proposals, technical volumes, and basis of estimates for generating new TO project work

* Ability to interpret project schedules and identify resource requirements for each task based on predecessor and successor relationships

* Ability to analyze technical data based on Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) codes to adhere to organizational-level and depot-level maintenance requirements

* Experience…