Aerospace Technical Editor I

AAR Corp; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AAR Corp. is seeking a Technical Editor I to help plan, coordinate, review, and revise technical publications per FAA, customer and internal standards to ensure accuracy and quality.

The role requires eight years of technical writing experience and familiarity with ATA iSpec 2200 format, with a strong emphasis on English fluency and attention to detail. Responsibilities include reviewing publications for errors and adherence to standards, planning content, coordinating with writers, and editing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Eight years of experience as a technical writer.
• Familiarity with ATA iSpec 2200 format.
• Must be fluent in English – read, write, speak and understand.
• Must have excellent oral, written, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend written engineering, engineering drawings, and other technical data.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills with strong desire to work in a team.
• Must be available for overtime and/or to work a flexible schedule, as job requirements dictate.
• Four years’ technical writing experience documenting modifications to transport category aircraft and/or manufacture of transport category aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and/or components preferred.
• Experience with aircraft technical manuals such as MM, IPC, SRM, etc. and the ATA iSpec 2200 format preferred.
• Experience with FAA regulations, specifications, and related requirements preferred.
• Aircraft-related technical illustration experience preferred.
• Experience using FrameMaker and a CMS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review publications for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.
• Review publications for adherence to internal standards.
• Review publications for content.
• Confirm the revision level of engineering sources for writers.
• Recommend changes to make content easier to understand.
• Help plan the content of publications according to publication type and editorial policy.
• Offer comments to improve the quality of department deliverables.
• Work with writers to help their deliverables succeed.
• Review and edit digital media and web-based documents.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Technical editing

English fluency

Content review

Editing standards

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Reading engineering docs

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

FrameMaker

CMS

ATA iSpec 2200

Job description

AAR Corp. is seeking a Technical Editor I to help plan, coordinate, review, and revise technical publications per FAA, customer and internal standards to ensure accuracy and quality.

The role requires eight years of technical writing experience and familiarity with ATA iSpec 2200 format, with a strong emphasis on English fluency and attention to detail. Responsibilities include reviewing publications for errors and adherence to standards, planning content, coordinating with writers, and editing