IETM Technical Writer for Military Radar Systems

AllianceIT Inc

Elkridge (MD)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a specialized IETM Technical Writer to develop technical manual content for advanced Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar systems. You will craft operating and maintenance procedures, troubleshooting steps, and structured documents for military end-users.

Collaborate with engineers, instructors, and writers to deliver comprehensive manuals. Proficiency with Arbortext, XML, HTML, and Confluence/JIRA is required; DoD Secret clearance preferred.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field.
Military operations and maintenance experience with radar/communications/electro-optics/sensors or equivalent.
Minimum 2 years' technical writing with structured authoring tools (Arbortext) or XML authoring.

Responsibilities

Write, rewrite, and develop technical manuals and procedures for military systems.
Oversee selection of illustrations and diagrams for manuals.
Collaborate with engineers, instructors, and writers to deliver manuals to required detail levels.
Publish materials in electronic and structured formats (HTML/XML).
Research program documents to ensure adherence to DoD specs and standards.

Skills

Technical writing

Structured authoring

DoD clearance

Confluence/JIRA

XML/HTML

Arbortext

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field

Tools

Arbortext

IADS viewer

XML authoring tools

Confluence/JIRA

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Collaborate with engineers, instructors, and writers to deliver comprehensive manuals. Proficiency with Arbortext, XML, HTML, and Confluence/JIRA is required; DoD Secret clearance preferred.

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