Senior Technical Editor

AeroVironment, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 117,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule and paid holiday

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks a Sr. Technical Editor to support proposal development by reviewing and refining content for clarity, accuracy, and compliance with solicitation requirements.

The role includes hands-on editing and mentoring a team of Technical Editors to ensure high-quality, customer-focused materials. You will collaborate with proposal managers, writers, and subject matter experts to improve structure, flow, and formatting, manage version control, and support color-team reviews, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Journalism, or related field.
• 12+ years of editing experience preferably in DoD proposal or technical environments.
• Experience editing government or corporate proposals (RFP/RFQ responses).

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide a team of Technical Editors ensuring quality and adherence to editing standards.
• Edit and proofread proposal content for grammar, clarity, consistency.
• Ensure all materials adhere to solicitation instructions, evaluation criteria, and company style guides.
• Collaborate with proposal teams to improve structure, flow, and readability.
• Verify data accuracy, terminology consistency, and proper document formatting.
• Support color team reviews and integrate feedback into final versions.
• Maintain version control and ensure consistency across volumes.

Skills

Editing skills

MS Word

PowerPoint

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Communications/Technical Writing/Journalism or related field

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

MS Teams

SharePoint

Shipley methodologies

Job description

Worker Type

Regular Job Description

Summary

The Sr. Technical Editor supports proposal development by reviewing and refining written content to ensure clarity, accuracy, consistency, and compliance with company and solicitation requirements. In addition to performing hands‑on technical editing, this role mentors a team of Technical Editors, providing guidance, oversight, and quality assurance to ensure consistent standards and best practices. The Sr. Technical Editor works closely with proposal managers, writers, and subject matter experts to produce persuasive, customer‑focused, and high‑quality proposal materials while driving process improvements and supporting the professional development of the editing team.

Position Responsibilities

• - Mentor and provide guidance to a team of Technical Editors, ensuring consistent quality, compliance, and adherence to established editing standards and best practices.
• - Edit and proofread proposal content for grammar, clarity, consistency, and compliance.
• - Ensure all materials adhere to solicitation instructions, evaluation criteria, and company style guides.
• - Collaborate with proposal teams to improve structure, flow, and readability.
• - Verify data accuracy, terminology consistency, and proper document formatting.
• - Support color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and integrate feedback into final versions.
• - Maintain version control and ensure quality and consistency across all volumes.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

Education : Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Journalism, or related field

Experience : 12+ years of editing experience preferably in DoD proposal or technical environments.

Skills

• - Strong editing, grammar and writing abilities
• - Proficiency in MS Word, PPT, and Adobe Acrobat
• - Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• - Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• - Experience editing government or corporate proposals (RFP/RFQ responses)
• - Familiarity with AP or Chicago style and MS Teams and SharePoint.
• - Knowledge of Shipley or similar proposal methodologies.
• - Clearance eligible

Physical Demands

• - Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• - Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Clearance Level

No Clearance

Benefits :

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission‑obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data,sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

The salary range for this role is: $116,500 - $177,500

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.