DoD Documentation & Proposal Lead

Ultra Intelligence & Communications; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

PTO & holidays

Early finish on Friday

401K w/ company match

Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits

Student Loan Assistance Program

Voluntary benefit offerings

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications in San Diego seeks a senior technical writer to research, write, illustrate, and organize DoD technical documentation, including CDRLs and proposals. You will interact with subject matter experts, translate engineering content into one-voice documentation, and ensure compliance with DID requirements.

The role requires a US citizenship and the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance, with 7+ years of experience in technical writing for government

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• 7+ years of applied experience writing technology-focused documentation for government and commercial stakeholders.
• 3+ years planning, scheduling, coordinating, and managing technical documentation and proposal content generation, and delivery, across distributed diverse teams and stakeholders.
• 3+ years developing user and administrator documentation for software-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate DID requirements with contributors, and provide CDRL status information in review meetings; translate engineering content into effective CDRL documentation.
• Implement consistent language that meet DID requirements.
• Understand the audience and craft simple language to drive accurate understanding of complex ideas.
• Communicate with one-voice; rewrite sections to change unclear or non-compliant text into readable and grammatically correct English with appropriate documentation formatting.
• Translate inputs, verbiage and technical diagrams, from various engineers into one-voice for CDRLs.
• Create, maintain, and update customer-facing user manuals, administrator guides, installation guides, configuration guides, release notes, and quick-reference materials. Maintain source files, graphics, screenshots, and published deliverables in the designated document-management or configuration-management system.
• Ensure stakeholders clearly understand substance of documentation, and approve of technical and business positioning.
• Execute through multi-tasking and prioritization to deliver high quality final products on schedule to meet deadlines; know when to collaborate and when to work independently.
• Understand government customer and stakeholder documentation requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Apply industry best practices to develop high-quality, compelling proposal responses that maximize the likelihood of winning.
• Develop clear, concise, and compliant content that fully addresses RFQ/RFP/RFI requirements.
• Leverage strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills to foster collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Security clearance (US citizenship)

7+ years writing tech docs

Ability to obtain US Government Clear.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications in San Diego seeks a senior technical writer to research, write, illustrate, and organize DoD technical documentation, including CDRLs and proposals. You will interact with subject matter experts, translate engineering content into one-voice documentation, and ensure compliance with DID requirements.

The role requires a US citizenship and the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance, with 7+ years of experience in technical writing for government