DoD Technical Writer & Documentation Specialist

Paragon Force; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) 3% Match

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Paragon Force, Inc. in Crane, Indiana seeks a Technical Documentation Specialist to develop and maintain high-quality technical materials. You will research, organize, and edit documents to meet DoD specifications, and create graphics. Travel up to 20% may be required.

You will work with engineers and cross-functional teams, perform clerical duties, and support project reviews while ensuring accuracy and consistency across publications.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in a related discipline and 5 years of related experience. Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance; Interim Secret needed to start.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Proficiency using Arbortext Editor, XML Schema and development of XML files, Desktop Publishing with abilities to create and update tables, to create and manipulate graphics and drawings, to create and update flowcharts, and to format/layout text, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with DoD industry.
• Understanding of DoW policies and standards such as MIL-STD-3001, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-STD-38784, and S1000D.

Responsibilities

• Develop, edit, and format technical documents and publications.
• Create and manipulate graphics, illustrations, and flowcharts.
• Provide desktop publishing support and maintain organized records.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders across projects.
• Attend project and review meetings and support documentation workflows.

Skills

Technical writing

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree in related discipline

5+ years of related experience

Tools

Arbortext Editor

XML Schema

XML

Adobe FrameMaker

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

Paragon Force, Inc. in Crane, Indiana seeks a Technical Documentation Specialist to develop and maintain high-quality technical materials. You will research, organize, and edit documents to meet DoD specifications, and create graphics. Travel up to 20% may be required.

You will work with engineers and cross-functional teams, perform clerical duties, and support project reviews while ensuring accuracy and consistency across publications.