Remote Technical Editor – Nuclear Safety Basis Docs

COMPA Industries, Inc.; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 61,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

COMPA Industries is seeking a Writer/Editor 3 to support the development, review, and maintenance of Safety Basis documentation for nuclear facilities. The role sits in a primarily remote team with occasional on-site work in Los Alamos or Santa Fe, NM, and requires DOE Q clearance eligibility and A-level access.

The candidate should edit complex technical content, collaborate with engineers and nuclear safety analysts, and ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining document quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in English, journalism, technical communication, or related fields
• 6–8 years of editing experience in technical/regulatory content
• Experience editing complex nuclear safety or regulatory documentation
• Strong grammar, style, and document structure skills
• Ability to coordinate with engineers and analysts in a remote setting

Responsibilities

• Edit and format Safety Basis documents (DSAs, TSRs, Hazard analyses)
• Ensure compliance with DOE orders and site requirements
• Improve clarity without altering technical intent
• Enforce standards, templates, and configuration management
• Coordinate with authors to resolve comments and manage revisions
• Prepare documents for internal reviews and approvals
• Maintain version control and track changes

Skills

Redline document edits

Remote coordination

Technical editing

Grammar/style

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Word processing

Document control

Attention to detail

Subject matter learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Document control tools

Job description

COMPA Industries is seeking a Writer/Editor 3 to support the development, review, and maintenance of Safety Basis documentation for nuclear facilities. The role sits in a primarily remote team with occasional on-site work in Los Alamos or Santa Fe, NM, and requires DOE Q clearance eligibility and A-level access.

The candidate should edit complex technical content, collaborate with engineers and nuclear safety analysts, and ensure regulatory compliance while maintaining document quality and