Sr Principal Technical Editor and Writer

About the role

The primary role for this position is the development and sustainment of cable and wiring Functional Flow Diagrams (FFD) for an Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM). Additionally, this position requires the employee to train other Technical Editors and Writers on the tools to develop and sustain FFDs. Secondary roles include authoring, rewrites and/or edits of technical documents such as descriptive and procedural data and parts catalogs for maintenance and user manuals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain cable and wiring Functional Flow Diagrams (FFD) for an Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM).
• Train other Technical Editors and Writers on the tools to develop and sustain FFDs.
• Author, rewrite, and/or edit technical documents such as descriptive and procedural data and parts catalogs for maintenance and user manuals.
• Ensure manuals are clear and concise to effectively communicate technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences.
• Acquire expertise by engaging with product developers, monitoring the effectiveness of production tools and techniques, referencing technical specifications, blueprints, engineering diagrams and drawings, and industry publications.
• Use applicable drawings, sketches, diagrams, charts and other engineering data.
• Prepare materials for illustration when necessary.
• Participate in the quality review process.

Qualifications

• 5 Years experience with Bachelors; 3 Years experience with Masters; 1 year experience with PHD
• Advanced understanding of core aircraft principles, concepts, practices, and standards essential to military aircraft maintenance
• Experience with authoring IETM data module (DM) using the S1000D specifications
• Authoring experience will include background in XML authoring software, such as Abortext or Eagle EPS and IETM technical publications development processes
• Skilled author with experience writing descriptive, procedural and Illustrated Parts Detail (IPD) type DMs
• Able to compare engineering source data with authored content as a first-level quality check
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
• Experienced with the use and maintenance of an IETM viewer like the US Navy NSIV
• Basic understanding of the HarnesSYS wiring and cable design tool
• Skilled with the VGMT tool

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $92,200.00 - $138,400.00