DoD Technical Writer & Documentation Lead

Corsair Technical Services, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Corsair Technical Services, Inc. seeks an experienced technical writer/editor to produce and manage federal contract documentation. You will coordinate DoD deliverables, edit content, and ensure alignment with program standards and security controls.

The role requires five+ years in government contracting, strong English skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, technical communication, engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in technical writing, editing, government contracting, proposal development, or project coordination.
• Excellence in written and verbal communication with strong English grammar, spelling, usage, and style.
• Experience writing, reviewing, and editing requirements, specifications, and federal contract documentation.
• Knowledge of federal acquisition terminology and concepts.
• Experience supporting DoD or other government customers, including producing documents such as test plans, manuals, and assessment reports.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing document templates, version control, revision histories, and review cycles.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, audience-appropriate content.
• Strong organizational, analytical, interviewing, active-listening, and information-gathering skills.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, resolve conflicting input, and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, write, edit, and format customer deliverables, including: TDPs, System Test Reports, Manuals, SOPs, and documentation.
• Lead and coordinate CDRL deliverables, including content development, technical editing, and final submission preparation.
• Format deliverables in accordance with DoD Data Item Descriptions, contract requirements, and program standards.
• Gather and integrate technical input from engineers, analysts, cybersecurity personnel, and operational teams.
• Coordinate document reviews, approvals, revisions, and final delivery while tracking deadlines.
• Lead meetings and follow up with stakeholders to maintain schedule and resolve documentation issues.
• Create and maintain document templates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ensure documentation complies with programmatic, security, configuration management, and quality requirements.
• Maintain version control, revision histories, and document status across multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Manage documentation assets within CMS to support organized storage and retrieval.
• Identify appropriate uses of LLMs and other automation tools to support document generation and workflows.
• Develop new content or transform existing working documents into clear, structured, customer-ready deliverables.
• Make editorial decisions balancing priorities, technical input, and schedule constraints.

Skills

Technical writing

Technical editing

Project coordination

Documentation management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/technical communication/engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Content Management Systems

Job description

Corsair Technical Services, Inc. seeks an experienced technical writer/editor to produce and manage federal contract documentation. You will coordinate DoD deliverables, edit content, and ensure alignment with program standards and security controls.

The role requires five+ years in government contracting, strong English skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.