Senior Technical Writer

The Ash Group; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with vesting

Job summary

The Ash Group is hiring a Sr. Technical Writer for our client in defense/aerospace, on a 12-month onsite contract in Sterling Heights, MI. Pay up to $50/hr W2, with benefits including medical and 401(k).

Responsibilities include creating and revising complex technical documentation, ensuring compliance with standards, and collaborating with engineering to translate drawings into manuals. Requires 5+ years in defense and XML authoring tool experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience with 5+ years in defense industry.
• Experience writing and revising complex technical documentation for defense/aerospace products.
• Proficient in state-of-the-art publishing tools and IETM development.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise complex technical documentation supporting maintenance and operation of products.
• Ensure documents meet government standards and language usage principles.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate drawings and tech data into manuals and procedures.
• Evaluate illustrations/graphics and request changes as needed.
• Research with engineering staff to maintain accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Technical writing

XML authoring

IETM

Government standards

Engineering drawings

Illustrations/graphics

Arbortext Epic Editor

Oxygen

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Tools

Arbortext Epic Editor

Oxygen

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

*** US Citizens or Green Card Holder Only. No C2C or 3rd Parties ***

Summary

The Ash Group is hiring a Sr. Technical Writer (24601) for our client, a global leader providing advanced systems and support in defense, aerospace, and security. This is a 12-month contract position working in Sterling Heights, MI (Onsite). We are offering a pay rate up to $50 per hour W2 based on skill set.

• Compensation: Up to $50/hr W2
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and direct primary care benefits. After six months of employment, enjoy a 4% matched 401(k) plan with immediate 100% vesting.
• Duration: 12-month contract
• Location: Sterling Heights, MI (Onsite)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creates and revises complex technical documentation to support the marketing, operation, repair, and maintenance of company products.
• Ensures documents conform to company and government standards and specifications and language usage principles.
• Creates and revises technical documentation using state-of-the-art publishing software technology including product descriptions, detailed functional descriptions, operating procedures, fault isolation, maintenance and repair procedures, illustrated parts breakdown (IPB), miscellaneous reports, proposals, marketing literature, or other technical documentation pertaining to company products.
• Ensures compliance with customer requirements, government specifications, engineering standards, and language usage principles.
• Researches and consults with engineering staff on systems and equipment to create and revise technical documentation.
• Analyzes and interprets engineering drawings and other technical data to translate information into technical documentation.
• Evaluates illustrations and graphics to determine how to best utilize them within the documentation.
• Requests the creation of new illustrations/graphics or changes to existing illustrations/graphics.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, plus 5 additional years of relevant experience
• 5 yrs. of Defense Industry experience.
• Working knowledge of hydraulics, mechanics, electronics, and system operations to write technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of state-of-the-art publication/page production software and Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) functionality and development processes.
• Ability to understand complex engineering designs, analyze and interpret engineering drawings and terminology, and translate into understandable language for non-engineers.
• 5 yrs. of XML Authoring Tool Experience (e.g. Arbortext Epic Editor and Oxygen software) MS Office Tools/Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint required; Access a plus)
• 5 yrs. of Adobe Acrobat Professional PDF Software – proficient for use of illustration markups; or use of a similar PDF (electronic) markup tool
• 5 yrs. of Mechanical/Electrical/Operator Tech Writer Experience/Knowledge Required, preferred in the defense industry