Technical Writer

About the role

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Technical Writer to join our team in Hanscom, Massachusetts. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. To start, they must have an active SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents including system of systems architecture and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
• Gather technical information and prepare written text.
• Maintain a current internal documentation library.
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools (e.g., MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.).
• Maintain configuration management of all technical writing products.
• Collaborate with Knowledge Management and maintain appropriate metadata to keep all technical writing in a discoverable Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
• Work on all phases of documentation.
• Understand basic concepts and write technical copies for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
• Coordinate layout and design of documents.
• Research highly technical subject matter and organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.
• Produce technical documentation for C3BM programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
• Apply technical manual standards to work products.
• Review work products of others for compliance with technical manuals.
• Provide expert oversight of technical writing and editing to all phases of acquisition and technical documentation for the Program, Project, or Contract.
• Work independently