Technical Writer Jobs

Brandes Associates Inc. (BAI), a Defense contractor, seeks a Technical Writer to work with Quality Assurance Engineers with 3-10 years experience for classified programs, working onsite at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Camarillo, CA.

The typical annual salary range for this position is $80,000 USD to $120,000 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range.

• Provide minutes of all meetings to include all relevant information including items and issues discussed, action taken and action item status
• Create and maintain Software Description Documents (SDD) and Software Version Documents (SVD) for Domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engineering and fleet releases.
• Provide program studies and analyses, option papers, and program planning; and attend workshop conferences and meetings
• Provide support to Fleet inquiries and issues which relate to MDEWSSA products and services
• Interact with internal teams and customers as needed to confirm the SUM changes
• Must follow customer’s defined engineering processes which are aligned with developmental test and quality assurance best business practices
• Assist in the creation of other ad-hoc project related documentation as needed
• Update and maintain existing domestic Software User Manuals (SUM) and future FMS SUMs for the Fiscal Year (FY) fleet release to reflect the changes based on new specific baseline requirements
• Interact with customers, internal agencies, and team members to develop methods for improvement of the test reporting process
• Research and provide data or prepare reports in preparation for meetings
• Document reviews, prepare presentations and marketing materials, and perform and document risk assessments
• Coordinate with CM on the required Document Control Numbers (DCNs)
• Help in preparing test reports (as required)
• Upon approval, the Contractor shall produce the final presentation materials in hardcopy or electronic media format
• Support briefings of QA assessment results and reports (as needed)
• Work with software development and QA teams on training documentations/materials
• Attend the Development Software Team’s bi-weekly standups
• Attend scheduled Government meetings
• Support a regular and recurring interface meetings with the customers regarding domestic and FMS SUM versions
• Work with SW developers to update the associated help files with any updated code for each of Engineering and Final release
• Prepare presentation materials from rough draft source data that will be reviewed by the Government

Between 3 to 10 years of experience performing the duties described in the job description and responsibilities

• Ability to work independently, self-starter, detail oriented
• Strong analytical and logical problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience working within a team environment
• Advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience performing technical writing tasks

Education

• High School diploma or GED
• Associates’ or Batchelor’s Degree preferred

Clearance

• Condition of employment - must have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Citizenship

• The applicant must have US citizenship at time of application.