Technical Editor II for Environmental & Compliance

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an exceptional technical editor to join the Technical Editing and Communications (TEC) group. You will be embedded with the Environmental Protection & Compliance Division (EPC-DO) and provide communications counsel and dedicated services to its leaders, managers, and staff.

You will transform complex technical content into clear, accessible narratives, performing mechanical and substantive edits to ensure accuracy while maintaining readability, collaborating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications or related field with 5+ years of experience
• Strong editing and writing skills translating complex technical content into clear text
• Experience with document control systems and AI-assisted editing tools

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical and substantive edits to ensure technical accuracy and readability
• Embed with EPC-DO to provide communications counsel and services
• Transform complex technical content into clear narratives for diverse audiences

Skills

Grammar & punctuation

Technical editing

Word styles

Adobe Acrobat

Excel

PowerPoint

Document control

AI basics

Education

Bachelor’s in English/Journ/Comm

Tools

Microsoft Word

Adobe Acrobat

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks an exceptional technical editor to join the Technical Editing and Communications (TEC) group. You will be embedded with the Environmental Protection & Compliance Division (EPC-DO) and provide communications counsel and dedicated services to its leaders, managers, and staff.

You will transform complex technical content into clear, accessible narratives, performing mechanical and substantive edits to ensure accuracy while maintaining readability, collaborating