Technical Writer

At our Day & Zimmermann Munitions Plants, we ensure our nation’s front lines have safe, high-quality ammunition. As a trusted premier manufacturer of ammunition to the U.S. Military, our capabilities range from production of direct and indirect fire, components, to special projects and beyond. With more than 120 years of experience, our teams consistently exceed expectations. Join us in our purpose: putting people to work, protecting American freedoms, and helping our customers power and improve the world.

About the role

The Proposal Technical Specialist plays a pivotal role in crafting high-quality, compliant proposals that drive business growth across government, commercial, and industrial sectors. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of solicitation requirements and the expertise to develop precise and persuasive proposal content. As part of the Program Management team within the D&Z Plants division, you will collaborate across departments to gather accurate data, integrate diverse inputs, and deliver responses that meet stringent compliance standards while resonating with customer priorities and organizational goals. This role is ideal for individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment requiring attention to detail, strong analytical acumen, and excellent communication abilities. The work environment is based at the Munitions & Government facility in Texarkana, TX.

Responsibilities

• Interpret solicitations, statements of work, technical specifications, and customer documents to identify proposal requirements, evaluation factors, compliance mandates, and submission deliverables. Ensure alignment of proposal strategy with these parameters.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop, revise, and polish technical, management, and operational sections of proposals. Leverage historical data and best practices to produce compelling narratives that articulate unique value propositions.
• Build and maintain proposal compliance tools, including matrices, outlines, response templates, and checklists, to guarantee adherence to solicitation criteria, optimize content quality, and ensure completeness of submissions.
• Engage with interdisciplinary teams such as engineering, operations, finance, contracts, quality assurance, and supply chain to collect inputs, resolve ambiguities, and synchronize timelines to meet proposal deadlines.
• Conduct comprehensive research on market trends, customer priorities, and competitor offerings to inform proposal themes, distinguishers, and customer-centric messaging, enhancing the proposal’s winning potential.
• Format, proofread, compile, and archive proposal documents, including resumes, past performance records, and content libraries, to preserve institutional knowledge and support efficient future proposal development.
• Perform additional duties aligned with business needs.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Business, Journalism, Marketing, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a comparable discipline is required.
• Minimum of two years of practical experience in proposal writing, technical writing, research, contracts support, or business development support.
• Strong proficiency in English language written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with government or industrial procurement environments is beneficial.
• Demonstrated proficiency in crafting clear, concise, and persuasive proposal content, complemented by strong editing, proofreading, and document formatting capabilities.
• Skilled in deciphering complex requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), statements of work, specifications, contract terms, and evaluation criteria.
• Ability to perform in-depth market, customer, and historical analysis to develop strategic, data-driven content that effectively addresses solicitation objectives.
• Aptitude for managing multiple concurrent tasks, organizing extensive information, maintaining version control, and delivering high-quality proposals within tight deadlines.
• Experienced user of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and shared content repositories. Prior exposure to proposal processes within government or industrial sectors is highly advantageous.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to coordinate across various departments and external partners, fostering an inclusive and productive proposal development environment.

Essential Functions

• Visual acuity (e.g., preparing and analyzing data, transcribing documents, viewing a computer, reading, inspecting objects, operating machinery).
• Pushing or pulling (e.g., using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction, or in a dragging or hauling motion).
• Balancing (e.g., maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching).
• Manual dexterity (e.g., picking, pinching, typing, or other work that uses the fingers).
• Stooping (e.g., bending the spine at the waist).
• Grasping (e.g., use of hand to apply pressure).
• Reaching (e.g., reaching the arms or legs in any direction).
• Feeling (e.g., perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture).
• Lifting motion or lifting objects more than 0 pounds.
• Climbing (e.g., ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles using feet and legs or hands/arms).
• Walking, hearing, repetitive motions of any part of the body, talking.
• Kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Capacity to think, concentrate, and focus over long periods of time.
• Ability to write complex documents in English.
• Ability to read complex documents in English.
• Capacity to express thoughts orally (e.g., accurately, quickly, and loudly convey spoken instructions to workers).
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
• Ability to wear a mask, respirator, bulletproof vest, or other equipment.
• Ability to regularly perform all job functions at the Company’s office or work site.
• Ability to withstand environmental conditions (e.g., extreme heat or cold, grass, wind, sand, fumes, odors, gases, extreme noise).

Travel

Must be able and willing to travel to other company worksites and customer locations up to 40% of the time, as business needs require.

Pay

The wage range for this role is $68,480 - $102,720. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as the final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, and other paid time off.
• Voluntary benefits and discount programs, including pet insurance.