Lead Technical Writer - Columbia, MD

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG is seeking a Technical Writer to develop and maintain Technical Manuals for air traffic control and related systems.

The role requires authoring content for maintenance and operation manuals, illustrated parts breakdowns, and troubleshooting guides. You will align with SMEs to transform complex knowledge into clear, user-friendly documentation, create diagrams and workflows, and lead a team of writers while coordinating with Service Operations, Production, Program

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead project plan for creation and delivery of Technical Manuals for air traffic control, or other systems from Rohde & Schwarz
• Author content and maintain accuracy of system maintenance and operation manuals, illustrated parts breakdowns, and troubleshooting guides
• Align and work with subject matter expert teams as needed, extract technical knowledge and transform into user-friendly yet comprehensive maintenance and operations manuals.
• Create diagrams, workflows, illustrations, figures, etc to enable easy-to-follow steps for system users/maintainers
• Provide guidance to team members as needed to further project timeline
• Collaborate with other departments (including internationally), such as Service Operations, Production, Program Management, and Engineering to ensure alignment and effective communication regarding project status, timeline, risk management/mitigation in deliverables, etc.
• Lead and mentor team of technical writers, balancing workload, establishing standards, and assuring conformance to requirements
• Manage documentation baselines and version control, track engineering changes and ensure current releases are up to date.

Job description

• Develop and lead project plan for creation and delivery of Technical Manuals for air traffic control, or other systems from Rohde & Schwarz
• Author content and maintain accuracy of system maintenance and operation manuals, illustrated parts breakdowns, and troubleshooting guides
• Align and work with subject matter expert teams as needed, extract technical knowledge and transform into user-friendly yet comprehensive maintenance and operations manuals.
• Create diagrams, workflows, illustrations, figures, etc to enable easy-to-follow steps for system users/maintainers
• Provide guidance to team members as needed to further project timeline
• Collaborate with other departments (including internationally), such as Service Operations, Production, Program Management, and Engineering to ensure alignment and effective communication regarding project status, timeline, risk management/mitigation in deliverables, etc.
• Lead and mentor team of technical writers, balancing workload, establishing standards, and assuring conformance to requirements
• Manage documentation baselines and version control, track engineering changes and ensure current releases are up to date.