Senior Technical Editor

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field with 5+ years of professional experience in technical editing (additional experience, education and training may be considered in lieu of degree).
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience working with technical personnel developing and publishing technical materials.
• Experience developing and publishing Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) using SGML applications such as Arbortext or MadCap Flare.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Previous US Navy VLS background preferred, but not required.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Skills

• Arbortext
• Technical Manuals
• Technical Procedures

Requirements

• Collaborate with other team members in the development, production and distribution of VLS documentation materials within GDIT and to various government customers.
• Gather, process, analyze, reconcile and enter VLS systems engineering data and fleet modernization data in support of IETM’s, Ship Alteration Systems, Temporary Alteration Records, Engineering Change Orders, Engineering Change Proposals and Navy Training System Plans.
• Provide technical editing support for the review and development of VLS technical procedures, processes, and manuals that are published in Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), MS Office applications and Adobe PDFs.

Benefits

GDIT offers comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, including a 401(k) plan with company match, competitive pay and paid time off, and a variety of paid leave plans. Additionally, GDIT provides short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance. GDIT also offers a Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $79,050 - $106,950. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Additional Work Locations

Total Rewards: At GDIT, our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.

About the Role

Technical editor to support Vertical Launch System (VLS) systems technical data documentation requirements for US Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS)