Technical Writer/Editor I (onsite)
About the role
This position sits within the Lifecycle Engineering department, part of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems organization under Systems Engineering. The team plays a vital role in delivering logistics, training, and technical manual support for Raytheon's domestic and international defense system customers, supporting products throughout their full development and sustainment lifecycle.
As a Technical Editor in the Integrated Systems Training Team, you'll support the creation of documentation to be used by our instructional team to teach system operators and maintainers role-based and new equipment training. In this role, you'll work closely with co-workers, subject matter experts, and customers to understand and meet product expectations.
Responsibilities
- Perform editing, proofreading, and quality control functions to produce technical training documents in a deadline-driven environment
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and appropriateness of style, format, syntax, and spelling
- Interact closely with co-workers, subject matter experts, and customers to understand and meet expectations
- Manage multiple deadlines and priorities within specified time frames
Qualifications You Must Have
- Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related discipline obtained by start date
- Experience with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Teams
- Experience using common electronic test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNAs), digital multimeters (DMMs), and signal generators for circuit characterization, debugging, and validation
- Experience referencing and implementing various writing style guides (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
- Experience using Adobe Acrobat and/or Kofax/Tungsten Power PDF to create shareable files
- Demonstrated experience writing or editing technical documentation and/or instructional materials
- Experience working with collaborative teams to achieve shared goals
- Experience may be obtained through on-the-job experience, research, coursework, or projects
Qualifications We Prefer
- Experience writing technical documents using The Gregg Reference Manual
- Experience working with the military or interacting with DoD customers
- Experience using military technical manuals
- Experience in training or instruction
Pay
The salary range for this role is 57,200 USD - 108,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Schedule
This role is designated as Onsite. Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This position does not require travel.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off and holidays
- May be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on level of position