Senior Technical Editor & Writer — TS Clearance, S1000D

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Principal Technical Editor and Writer to join a team of qualified, diverse professionals. The role is fully onsite; remote work is not available and requires the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

You will support supplier management for technical documentation, perform quality reviews per S1000D, and edit data modules using ArborText, EAGLE, and XML within a collaborative engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years experience; or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience; or a PhD and 1 year of experience
• Experience authoring and/or quality reviewing technical content to S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications, including IETMs and data module writing tools (e.g., ArborText, EAGLE, XML, or similar programs)
• Must have an ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret within a reasonable time as determined by business needs
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and any required special program access as a condition of continued employment
• Active Top Secret clearance is preferred

Responsibilities

• Support supplier management activities related to technical documentation deliverables as an active member of the SMT
• Manage customer interactions concerning technical publications, including resolving content and format issues with emphasis on quality and acceptance of supplier-produced deliverables
• Perform independent quality reviews of S1000D materials to ensure compliance with the S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications
• Provide targeted editing and updates to technical content, as needed, in accordance with S1000D standards, IETMs, and applicable data module writing tools
• Utilize authoring tools such as ArborText, EAGLE, XML, or similar programs to review, validate, and update supplier-developed technical data modules
• Collaborate with engineering, logistics, and product support teams and customer counterparts to perform validation and verification of documentation

Skills

Technical writing

S1000D compliance

IETMs editing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArborText

EAGLE

XML

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Principal Technical Editor and Writer to join a team of qualified, diverse professionals. The role is fully onsite; remote work is not available and requires the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.

You will support supplier management for technical documentation, perform quality reviews per S1000D, and edit data modules using ArborText, EAGLE, and XML within a collaborative engineering environment.