Winter 2027 Co-op - Technical Writer (Technical Publications Team)

Lockheed Martin; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. is seeking a technically skilled writer to join the Technical Publications team.

You will develop documentation in collaboration with engineers, graphic design, and other groups, contributing to multiple programs across the organization. Responsibilities include authoring procedures and maintenance documents, performing analyses of change requests for documentation, data-conversion tasks to structure legacy data in XML format, and collaborating to improve internal

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree or diploma in engineering or technical writing.
• Eligible for NATO clearance.
• Experience with XML and XML authoring software.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Understanding of basic technical writing rules and style.

Responsibilities

• Author procedures and maintenance documentation for inclusion into various technical documents.
• Perform impact analyses for change requests and data conversion to XML.
• Collaborate with team members to improve internal processes.

Skills

Technical writing

XML

Team collaboration

English writing

Documentation standards

Reading drawings

Education

Engineering/Technical writing

Technical writing diploma

Tools

XML authoring tools

Job description

Standard Job Description

The candidate will join the Technical Publications team as a technical writer supporting all the different programs within Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. (Lockheed Martin) and responsible for developing technical documentation in collaboration with other team members and members of other groups within Lockheed Martin, including Graphic Design, Integrated Logistics Support, and Engineering.

Standard Job Description

The candidate will join the Technical Publications team as a technical writer supporting all the different programs within Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. (Lockheed Martin) and responsible for developing technical documentation in collaboration with other team members and members of other groups within Lockheed Martin, including Graphic Design, Integrated Logistics Support, and Engineering.

The candidate will participate in technical publication activities including, but not limited to:

• Authoring procedures and maintenance documentation for inclusion into various technical documents
• Performing impact analyses to assess the ramifications of change requests to existing documentation and incorporating changes, as necessary. Performing data conversion tasks to structure legacy data in Lockheed Martin structured eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format
• Collaborating with team members to improve internal processes and documenting any changes.

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree or diploma in a technical field (engineering, computer science etc.) or in technical writing or technical communication
• Eligible for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secret clearance.
• Experience with XML and software used for XML authoring
• Experience reading engineering drawings, bill of materials, test specifications etc.
• Understanding of basic technical writing rules and style
• Ability to work productively in both an individual and team environment
• Ability to comfortably write clear and concise instructions in English

Desired Skills

• Comfortable adapting to new software and learning new processes
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the team.