ENGINEERING TECHNICAL WRITERS SECRET AND HIGHER - 15660

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: MadCap, FrameMaker, 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.
Possess and maintain DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)