Secret DoD Engineering Technical Writer - Military Manuals

Federal IT Consulting (FEDITC); New Boston (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

FEDITC, LLC is seeking an Engineering Technical Writer to work at Red River Army Depot in the Texarkana, TX area. A United States Citizenship and an active Secret DoD Security Clearance are required.

The selected candidate will prepare manuals, gather and disseminate technical information, and publish publications compliant with military standards, supporting GSCE programs and TACOM data sources.

Qualifications

• Experience developing military technical manuals or other DoD technical publications.
• Experience with Arbortext XML, desktop publishing, WebFLIS, and military technical publication standards.
• Strong technical writing, research, organization, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instruction manuals, technical manuals, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information within the GSCE program.
• Develop, gather, and disseminate technical information among GSCE programs and partners, and work with program leaders and staff to manage the flow of information among project work groups.
• Collect and organize information required for the preparation of military technical publications (print Technical Manual (TM)s and/or electronic TMs).
• Research source data provided by Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).
• Develop integrated art and text during publishing to ensure a logical, accurate, and easy to read format.
• Support logisticians, provisioners, engineers, and quality control technical personnel throughout the manual development process.
• Provide desktop publishing support in the production of technical manuals, repair parts lists, and other technical publications.
• Research technical source data, nomenclature, and National Stock Numbers (NSNs), including use of WebFLIS.
• Author and publish technical work packages using Arbortext XML and EMS NG Publisher in accordance with applicable military standards and style guides.
• Support the preparation and delivery of required CDRL technical documentation.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Tools

Arbortext XML

EMS NG Publisher

WebFLIS

Job description

FEDITC, LLC is seeking an Engineering Technical Writer to work at Red River Army Depot in the Texarkana, TX area. A United States Citizenship and an active Secret DoD Security Clearance are required.

The selected candidate will prepare manuals, gather and disseminate technical information, and publish publications compliant with military standards, supporting GSCE programs and TACOM data sources.