Specialist, Technical Writing

L3Harris Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks an experienced Specialist, Technical Writing to develop and maintain O&M manuals, TOs, and TMs for defense programs. You will collaborate with engineers, SMEs, and illustrations teams to ensure accurate, compliant documentation.

Proficiency in SGML/XML, MS Office, and Acrobat is required, along with strong editing and research skills. A Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years (or 8 years if no degree) is expected, and the ability to obtain security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 4 years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• Experience authoring O&M Manuals, TOs, TMs, User Manuals in DoD contexts.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807, S1000D; DoD document standards.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and format technical documents for defense programs.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

XML/SGML

Team coordination

Time management

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 4+ years

Tools

SGML/XML

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Description

Job Title: Specialist, Technical Writing

Job Code: 42464

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced technical writer.

Essential Functions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong editing, proofreading, and formatting skills
• Proficiency in researching and analyzing detailed technical processes to extract technical information
• Confidence and experience with team coordination, including working with engineers, customer representatives, subject matter experts, vendors, technical personnel, and the internal illustration team
• Adaptable to changing priorities and workloads and able to work independently
• Strong time-management skills
• Proficient with Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML)
• Experience authoring Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Manuals (TMs), User’s Manuals, and other related technical documents in various formats
• Familiar with military and aerospace technical documentation requirements, such as standards and specifications (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807, S1000D)
• Familiar with SGML and/or XML content for DoD operation and maintenance manuals
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient with Adobe Acrobat

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills

• Occasional travel required
• Ability to obtain security clearance and maintain eligibility requirements to access U.S. classified information

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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