Senior Technical Writer — Scientific Software & Research Docs

Stellar Science; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

SEP IRA

Health insurance

Dental, disability, and life insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Stellar Science is seeking a talented technical writer to produce and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers. The role supports teams at our Albuquerque, NM headquarters or Tysons Corner, VA office, in an agile software environment.

The successful candidate will learn new concepts quickly, create clear workflows, and collaborate with distributed teams. Strong MS Word, version control experience, and self-motivation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of five years of technical writing experience.
• Experience with user-focused writing and documentation.
• Ability to edit highly technical and scientific documentation.
• Excellent MS Word skills.
• Experience with version control systems.
• Excellent communication skills within a distributed organization.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit scientific technical reports.
• Edit technical proposals describing novel research.
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation.
• Create and maintain help files for software products.
• Create training documentation.
• Work in an agile software development environment.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Communication

Multi-tasking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Markdown

Sphinx

Git

Documentation as code

SharePoint

Job description

Stellar Science is seeking a talented technical writer to produce and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers. The role supports teams at our Albuquerque, NM headquarters or Tysons Corner, VA office, in an agile software environment.

The successful candidate will learn new concepts quickly, create clear workflows, and collaborate with distributed teams. Strong MS Word, version control experience, and self-motivation are essential.