Senior Technical Writer — IETM & Flight Manuals (On-Site)

L3Harris Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Associate, Technical Writing in Greenville, TX. The role focuses on producing flight and maintenance manuals and other technical documents for military programs, using IETM and S1000D standards.

The position requires collaboration with engineering, to gather data, conduct interviews, and ensure documents meet MIL standards while adhering to budgets and schedules. A DoD security clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in a relevant field or six years of related experience in technical publications.
• Experience with structured authoring environments and FrameMaker preferred.
• Experience in a DoD or government/military publication environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Author IETMs, maintenance and flight operation manuals, and other MIL-STD documentation.
• Interpret engineering drawings, schematics, hardware/software specs, and test procedures.
• Interview engineers to ensure accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Work independently on projects and guide junior staff when needed.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and manage schedule and budgets.

Skills

Technical publication authoring

Interviewing engineering personnel

Oral and written communication

Budget and schedule management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years of tech pub experience

Graduate Degree with 0–2 years of pub experience

Six years of pub authoring in lieu of degree

Tools

FrameMaker

S1000D

MS Office

CSDB (Localized CSDB)

Job description

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Sr. Associate, Technical Writing in Greenville, TX. The role focuses on producing flight and maintenance manuals and other technical documents for military programs, using IETM and S1000D standards.

The position requires collaboration with engineering, to gather data, conduct interviews, and ensure documents meet MIL standards while adhering to budgets and schedules. A DoD security clearance may be required.