Technical Writer

Technical Writer

This Technical Writer role focuses on developing, editing, and maintaining complex technical documentation for engineering, maintenance, and logistics environments. The position requires strong expertise in XML-based structured authoring, technical manual development, and the interpretation of engineering and maintenance source data. You will work closely with cross-functional technical teams to transform complex information into clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation that supports operators, maintainers, and other end users.

• Independently develop, revise, edit, and maintain technical manuals, maintenance procedures, operating instructions, work packages, technical reports, and other complex technical documentation.
• Support multiple programs, projects, and systems concurrently, adjusting priorities as workload, schedules, and delivery requirements change.
• Develop and maintain structured technical content using XML and other required authoring and publishing tools.
• Take ownership of assigned technical writing projects or documentation processes from initial research through final delivery.
• Research and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, technical data, maintenance information, logistics data, test information, and existing publications to create accurate and complete documentation.
• Translate complex engineering and logistics information into clear, detailed, and usable instructions for operators, maintainers, and other end users.
• Develop detailed maintenance and operational procedures, including task sequences, tools, materials, safety requirements, warnings, cautions, and supporting technical information.
• Work directly with engineers, logisticians, technicians, maintainers, trainers, and other subject matter experts to obtain, understand, and validate technical information.
• Identify incomplete, conflicting, or insufficient source data and collaborate with appropriate technical personnel to resolve issues before publication.
• Incorporate engineering changes, configuration changes, test results, field feedback, and approved technical updates into controlled publications while maintaining configuration and revision control.
• Review technical content for accuracy, completeness, consistency, usability, grammar, format, and compliance with contractual and customer requirements.
• Participate in peer reviews, technical reviews, validation, and verification activities and incorporate approved changes into final documentation products.
• Coordinate with technical illustrators to develop and integrate figures, diagrams, callouts, and other visual information that support technical procedures.
• Use structured authoring and publishing applications to produce high-quality technical manuals and publications.
• Integrate technical graphics and illustrations into documentation to enhance clarity and usability.
• Contribute effectively in collaborative document review environments and shared repositories to ensure controlled and consistent documentation.
• Learn and adapt to new authoring systems, software, standards, and program-specific tools as requirements evolve.

• Bachelors degree and 48 years of prior relevant experience, or a Masters degree with 26 years of prior relevant experience.
• Relevant professional experience in technical writing, technical publications, engineering documentation, maintenance documentation, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing or maintaining structured technical content using XML.
• Experience independently developing complex technical documentation for defense, aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, or similarly complex systems.
• Strong proficiency with Extensible Markup Language (XML) and structured technical authoring practices.
• Hands-on experience with structured authoring and publishing applications.
• Proven ability to take responsibility for complete technical writing assignments or documentation processes with limited oversight.
• Ability to support multiple programs, projects, or technical product lines concurrently while managing competing priorities.
• Experience researching and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, maintenance information, technical source data, or similar documentation.
• Ability to independently identify and resolve routine technical documentation issues while escalating complex matters appropriately.
• Strong technical writing, editing, proofreading, research, organization, and…