Technical Writer

Responsibilities

• Develop, edit, and maintain technical documentation including system documentation, SOPs, CONOPS, user guides, technical reports, interface documentation, and operational procedures.
• Support documentation efforts for integrated mission systems, operational C2 environments, cloud-based platforms, and systems integration activities.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, developers, and SMEs to gather, analyze, and validate technical information.
• Translate complex technical and engineering concepts into clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation.
• Develop documentation supporting Digital Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) activities, including engineering artifacts, workflows, and architecture documentation.
• Ensure documentation complies with program standards, style guides, cybersecurity requirements, and contractual deliverables.
• Support development of documentation that describes architecture overviews, system diagrams, workflows, operational process documentation, and technical visualizations.
• Collaborate with Configuration Management and Knowledge Management team to support documentation repositories, configuration management processes, version control activities, and controlled management of engineering and operational artifacts.
• Support Agile and iterative development environments through continuous documentation updates and technical coordination activities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen with active TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–6 years of technical writing experience supporting technical, engineering, software, or operational systems.
• Experience developing documentation for enterprise-level systems, operational environments, or systems integration efforts.
• Strong technical writing, editing, proofreading, and organizational skills.
• Experience with documentation platforms such as Confluence, SharePoint, MadCap Flare, or similar tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, engineers, architects, and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting DoW, defense, or space-related programs.
• Familiarity with operational mission systems, C2 environments, or systems integration activities.
• Familiarity with Digital Engineering or MBSE concepts and engineering documentation.
• Experience supporting Agile, DevSecOps, or cloud-based development environments.
• Experience with AI tools for documentation workflows.

Pay

• $95,000–$135,000 salary + annual bonus eligibility + medical/dental/vision/STD/LTD/Life + 401(k) + PTO

Schedule

• Ongoing, full-time position with onsite work in Colorado Springs, CO. Hybrid flexibility may be available over time based on mission requirements, program execution needs and achievement of objectives.