Support Engineering Data Specialist 3 (contract)

Position Responsibilities

• Create and revise military flight documents (Aircraft Flight Manuals, Operating Manuals, Pilot Abbreviated Checklist, Operating Handbooks, Weapons Manuals, Weight & Balance).
• Collections, researches and analyzes engineering source data and specifications.
• Lead activities to define, document and maintain multiple flight manuals, checklist, and crew operations procedures.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts such as system engineers, technicians, flight test engineers, pilots, and publications personnel.
• Develops technical publication project plan, budget and baseline schedules.
• Conducts peer reviews of completed publication elements.
• Conduct peer reviews, quality checks and validation of technical publications.
• Actively interface with customers to support the development and accuracy of each product you are tasked to maintain.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Minimum 5 years’ experience with the use of Flight series publication and forms (military/commercial derivative flight manuals).
• Flight or flight training experience (pilot, flight engineer, flight training).
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of military/commercial derivative flight series manuals.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, specification, and system description documents.
• Ability to work on multiple projects with varying level of requirements efficiently and effectively.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, in particular MS Word, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Prior pilot, radar navigator, flight engineer or electronic warfare officer.
• Flight crew experience.
• Experience using Arbortext Editor and Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).
• Pilots license, or military aviation experience.