Senior Technical Writer - Defense IETMs & Tech Docs

Donatech Corporation; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Donatech Corporation is seeking a technical writer to create and revise complex manuals for defense products. You will ensure compliance with government standards and collaborate with engineering to translate designs into manuals, procedures, and IETMs.

Responsibilities include evaluating illustrations, supporting validation efforts, and interfacing with customers on content issues while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and toolchains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant technical writing experience in defense or related industry.
• Ability to translate complex engineering data into clear documentation.
• Experience with IETMs, illustrations, and markup languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and revise complex technical documentation for company products.
• Ensure documents conform to customer, government and company standards.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate designs into manuals and procedures.
• Evaluate graphics and illustrations for documentation use and accuracy.
• Support reviews/validation efforts and interface with customers on content issues.

Skills

Technical writing

Customer interaction

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Tools

Arbortext Epic Editor

Oxygen

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Pro

CMS

IETM tooling

Job description

Donatech Corporation is seeking a technical writer to create and revise complex manuals for defense products. You will ensure compliance with government standards and collaborate with engineering to translate designs into manuals, procedures, and IETMs.

Responsibilities include evaluating illustrations, supporting validation efforts, and interfacing with customers on content issues while maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and toolchains.