Technical Writer Jobs

• Interacts with Subject Matter Experts, Instructional Designers, and Programmers as part of a courseware production team.
• Exercises safe, mature, discretionary handling of GFE materials, sensitive materials (documents and equipment), and any GFI for training.
• Prepares various types of technical documentation for ground combat systems which provide technical guidance for the operation, evaluation, maintenance, and repair parts support
• Coordinates graphic development to prepare technical publication graphics and illustrated parts breakdown/exploded view diagrams for uploading into the NPA graphics storage area.
• Review, edit, and proofread materials written by others, provides suggested revision.
• Gathers and researches technical information, including engineering and development information, for use in documentation activities.
• Prepares technical documentation written to Military Specification such as MIL-STD-40051 and MIL-STD-38784; coordinate layout and organization of documentation.
• Reads engineering drawings, blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree plus two years of related experience. Related experience as described in the job description will be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Contract Requirements:

• Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC) and Security Clearance.
• Bachelor' Degree in English, Journalism or related field with at least 2 years of related experience. In lieu of formal education, 10 years of equivalent related experience is required.
• Experience with U.S. Army developed Interactive Authoring and Display System (IADS) a plus.
• Experience with editing eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and/or Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is a must.
• Must have experience preparing technical documentation written to Military Specification such as MIL-STD-40051 and MIL-STD-38784 and coordinating layout and organization of documentation.
• Must be able to research, develop, and/or update content for printed manuals, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), I-types, and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) documents, illustrations, and parts breakdown manuals using software such as Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Arbortext Editor, and/or Oxygen XML Editor and EMS-NG.

Demonstrated proficiency in the following areas is required:

• Review, edit, and proofread materials written by others, give guidance and provides suggested revision.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Interacts with Subject Matter Experts, Instructional Designers, and Programmers as part of a courseware production team.
• Experience coordinating graphics development to prepare technical publication graphics and illustrated parts breakdown/exploded view diagrams for uploading into the NPA graphics storage area.
• Preparation of varied types of technical documentation for ground combat systems which provide technical guidance for the operation, evaluation, maintenance, and repair parts support.
• Gather and research technical information, including engineering and development information, for use in documentation activities.
• Exercises safe, mature, discretionary handling of GFE materials, sensitive materials (documents and equipment), and any GFI for training.