Scientific Software Technical Writer (Agile)

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded SEP IRA

Employer-funded health insurance

Dental, disability, and life insurance

11 paid federal holidays

Three weeks PTO

Job summary

Stellar Science is seeking a talented technical writer to create and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers at our Albuquerque, NM or Tysons Corner, VA offices.

You will write and edit scientific documentation, deliver high-quality materials, and contribute to help files for software products within an agile development setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum five years of technical writing experience.
• Experience with user-focused writing and documentation.
• Ability to edit highly technical and scientific documentation.
• Experience with version control systems.
• Excellent communication skills to include working within a distributed organization.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Previous experience working in an agile software development environment.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit scientific technical reports
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation
• Create and maintain help files for software products
• Work in an agile software development environment

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Communication

Organizational skills

Agile teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Markdown

Sphinx

Git

SharePoint

Command-line

Job description

Stellar Science is seeking a talented technical writer to create and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers at our Albuquerque, NM or Tysons Corner, VA offices.

You will write and edit scientific documentation, deliver high-quality materials, and contribute to help files for software products within an agile development setting.