Technical Editor

Job Description:

Technical Editor needed to support the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) at NASA Langley Research Center. The position focuses on engineering excellence for all NASA Centers by performing independent testing, analysis, and assessments of high‑risk NASA projects to ensure safety and mission success. The role involves working in a team environment, multi‑tasking across projects, and delivering high‑quality technical documentation and presentations.

• Prepare written draft and final technical project team documents using provided templates and instructions.
• Distribute draft documents to team members and peer reviewers for technical review and feedback.
• Coordinate with the project manager to meet documentation requirements.
• Review technical documents for clarity, flow, organization, consistency, and proper formatting—grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization—according to approved standards.
• Contact the NASA LaRC Export Administration Office to assess restrictions on final documents (e.g., ITAR and EAR).
• Initiate or facilitate teleconferences with technical teams using Microsoft Teams as required.

• Strong working knowledge of Office
  365, including SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Demonstrated ability to format and edit detailed documents related to research, science, and engineering projects.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and produce quality work efficiently in a fast‑paced, short‑deadline environment.
• Professional behavior that enhances productivity, teamwork, and cooperation.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Communications, or English (preferred).
• Experience:
  
  2+ years of technical editing and familiarity with NASA or large government environments (preferred).

$54,000–$76,000, commensurate with education and experience.

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