Technical Writer (Engineering)
About the role
Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America’s aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements. We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a ‘full service’ provider. For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com
Responsibilities
- Gather information from subject-matter experts and develop clear, concise procedures, manuals, technical specifications, work instructions, and process documentation.
- Translate complex engineering and manufacturing information into accurate, organized, and user-friendly content.
- Develop and maintain templates and documentation standards that promote consistency across technical deliverables.
- Review technical documents for completeness, formatting, consistency, readability, and alignment with applicable organizational requirements.
- Support document validation, verification, review, and controlled release activities.
- Coordinate with document owners and reviewers to incorporate comments, resolve open issues, and meet required delivery dates.
- Support configuration management activities by preparing or updating controlled documents associated with Revision Notices (RNs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and other engineering change packages.
- Assist with document revision tracking, version history, release status, and the controlled archiving of obsolete revisions.
- Help maintain accurate configuration records and provide document history or supporting records for internal and external audits.
- Maintain organized project files in SharePoint or similar collaboration, document-management, and version-control systems.
- Manage multiple writing and documentation projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and technical accuracy.
- Recommend improvements to documentation and change-control workflows that increase efficiency while preserving document integrity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of experience writing technical documents preferred.
- Ability to read, interpret, and understand drawings, blueprints, operation sheets, wiring diagrams, and written instructions.
- Ability to translate complex information into simple, user-friendly content.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to meet deadlines, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external clients and technical subject-matter experts.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project.
- Excellent typing, written, grammatical, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Competency with SharePoint or similar collaboration, file-management, document-management, or version-control systems.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Qualifications
- Experience working with multiple technical disciplines.
- Experience in an engineering development and manufacturing environment.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, electronics, manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
- Familiarity aligning technical documentation with DoD / Military standards and/or contractual Data Item Descriptions (DIDs).
- Experience writing government proposals or other customer-facing technical and marketing communications.
- Familiarity with laboratory equipment and engineering test documentation.
- Advanced proofreading and editing skills.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality-management standards.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.