Technical Writer

Full-time position at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, supporting the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC). Requires an active Secret clearance and up to 25% travel outside the continental U.S. (hazardous duty).

About the role

As a CACI Mission & Engineering Technical Writer supporting the Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and integrity of technical engineering documentation and deliverables. Located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, the JNWC is the DOD's Center of Excellence for Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capabilities integration.

You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of quality in technical engineering documentation. You will meticulously review content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and compliance with organizational and industry requirements. Additionally, you will produce technical engineering and scientific illustrations for presentations and publications, ensuring they are appropriate to the requirements and effectively communicate complex information. Furthermore, you will create comprehensive documents for both internal and external publication, leveraging input from team members, stakeholders, research sources, and other content providers to ensure the information is well-organized, concise, and aligned with the organization’s standards and guidelines.

Your work will directly impact the quality and effectiveness of NAVWAR operations, contributing to the assurance and prevention of PNT information through coordinated employment of space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare operations. This is an opportunity to significantly impact national security by ensuring the quality and reliability of PNT capabilities and supporting the warfighter with top-tier NAVWAR solutions.

Responsibilities

• Write a variety of technical articles, reports, brochures, and manuals for documentation across a wide range of uses.
• Integrate graphics, text, and other media to create compelling presentations and publications.
• Coordinate the production process to ensure all materials are produced efficiently and effectively.
• Proofread and edit correspondence, documents, memoranda, presentations, and other publication materials to ensure they conform to DoD standards for spelling, grammar, and style.
• Assist content providers in identifying the appropriate medium and format for presentations and publications.
• Oversee the preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts, and conduct quality reviews of these materials.
• Produce, proofread, edit, and format technical documentation, including design specifications, manuals, online help, procedures, plans, and proposals.
• Edit and format information for consumption through various media channels, such as printed materials, scripted voice content, email, websites, and other electronic access points.
• Gather information, interview subject matter experts, and conduct other research to convey technical material in a concise and effective manner.

Qualifications

Required:

• Active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) in English, communications, journalism, computer science, web design, engineering, or a related field.
• 3 to 7 years of relevant experience (multiple levels needed).

Preferred:

• Prior editing experience with the Department of Defense (DoD) or a government agency.
• Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC), Certified Technical Professional (CTP), or other equivalent certification.

Benefits

CACI offers a culture of integrity, trust, and continuous growth. Employees receive a unique flexible time off benefit, robust learning resources, and autonomy to balance work and personal life. Comprehensive benefits include healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Pay

Proposed salary range: $58,500 – $122,800. Final salary is influenced by geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.