Technical Writer/Editor

Job Responsibilities

• Developing high-quality documentation with minimal guidance that is coherent and easy to follow as well as complies with corresponding standard, style guide, and/or directive and meets the customers' and end users' needs.
• Documentation includes but is not limited to Technical Manuals (TMs), Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), Test Plans, Maintenance Plans, Job Aids, Student Guides, and other instructional and guidance documentation.
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of Department of Defense (DoD) electronic equipment and systems.
• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.
• 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.
• Performing desktop publishing support (e.g., format and layout) for technical documentation.
• Create and manipulate charts, diagrams, etc. to be included in documentation.
• Create and maintain xml schema (i.e., templates, Document Type Definitions (DTDs), EDDs, read/write rules, structure applications, and conversion tables).
• Research, collect, analyze, organize, and prepare technical information and data.
• Edit technical documentation for format, accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to government specifications.
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
• Scheduling, attending, and participating in project meetings, review meetings, and validation/verification events.
• Create and maintain trackers for developing, planning, and scheduling purposes.
• Prepare photographs for documentation (e.g., color correcting, resizing, adding callouts).

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s and two (3) years or more related experience; Master’s and 1 years related experience; four (4) additional years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Required Skills: Experience performing technical writing for secured documentation at a secured location; Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and tools, and Adobe Professional or similar; Experience in writing of technical training materials; Demonstrated grammatical and spelling skills and an ability to accurately describe technical information in simple, clear language; Experience supporting and communicating with senior internal and external stakeholders; Experience working with computer support, video technology, distance learning, and other state of the art technologies; Experience utilizing SharePoint/iCenter for records management and portal dashboards for reporting; Self-motivated with the ability to work with little oversight and supervision; Ability to accurately describe technical information in simple, clear language.
• Preferred Experience: Strong XML Content Management and Authoring through MadCap Flare, Adobe FrameMaker, Arbortext, or similar; Knowledge of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) Document Type Definition (DTD) stands usage; Knowledge of Document Management and Configuration Management principles in order to adhere to task order requirement methodology; Ability to learn, communicate, and track task order, customer, and corporate Technical Writing standards and requirements across multiple task orders; Experience with MIL-DTL-24784/11D Detail Specification Sheet Ship Information Book (SIB) Requirements and MIL-STD-38784B, DoD Standard Practice General Style and Format Requirements For Technical Manuals.