Engineering Technical Writers Security Clearance

Position: ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITERS with Security Clearance
Seeking Technical Writers. The successful candidates will join our high performing team in developing technical documentation for advanced military systems. These include radars for F-22, F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, F-16, B-1B, MESA, G/ATOR and VADER and other UAV systems.
Responsibilities:
Writes, rewrites and/or edits technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively technical information and instructions to a wide range of audiences.

• Oversees preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts.

• Conducts quality review of materials.

• Publish materials in various formats, including page-based, electronic (basic and interactive), structured (HTML, XML, and SGML).

• Collaborate with task leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to develop and deliver sensor/system technical manuals to varying levels of detail and delivery formats.

• Perform Desktop Publishing tasks for program/project reports, whitepapers, articles, and other documents.

• Research and compile information from program documents, engineering sources, et al. to develop manual outlines and adhere to military/civilian specifications and standards of technical writing.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

Successful candidates will have excellent communications and interpersonal skills, be proactive, possess excellent problem-solving and organizational skills, and be self-motivated.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline or related field or military operations and maintenance experience with radar, communications, electro-optics, networks and information technology
-based sensors/systems.

• Expert knowledge on MS Office Products.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with structured authoring applications, such as:
Mad Cap, Frame Maker, or Arbortext.

• Proven ability to manage several tasks simultaneously.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Possess and maintain Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.

• Self-starter and engaged team member

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years’ technical writing experience.

• Knowledge of standard content management strategies.

• Knowledge of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100).

• Knowledge of standards – XML, SGML, HTML, S1000 and DITA – for structured Content.