Technical Publications Manager

Long Wave Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Long Wave Inc. seeks a Technical Publications Manager to lead development of DoD technical publications, including IETMs and NATOPS/NATIP. You will manage a multidisciplinary team of data authors, writers, and artists, ensuring content meets standards and is properly structured and controlled.

The role emphasizes leadership, data analysis of engineering source data, and XML-based publication environments, with on-site work in OKC and DoD clearance eligibility preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in technical publications or related field.
• 2+ years of leadership or management experience in a technical publication environment.
• Experience translating engineering data into accurate maintenance content.
• Ability to interpret engineering data.
• Knowledge of S1000D, data modules, structured content, BREX, CSDB environments.
• Experience with structured authoring and XML-based publication development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. Citizenship and DoD Security Clearance eligibility required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage development, revision, and delivery of IETMs, NATOPS/NATIP publications, and technical manuals.
• Oversee new content development from engineering source data.
• Lead review and modification of existing data modules.
• Provide technical oversight of S1000D publication development.
• Oversee authoring tools like EAGLE and Arbortext.
• Manage technical schedules, resource forecasts, workload and milestones.
• Lead and support technical publication reviews and customer validation activities.
• Support proposals, Basis of Estimate development, staffing, and risk assessment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Interpret engineering data

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, IT, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Arbortext

EAGLE

XML-based authoring environments

Job description

***Active DoD Security Clearance Preferred***

***US Citizenship Required***

***NO VISA SUPPORT or C2C***

***On-site in OKC Required***

Primary Function:

Long Wave Inc. is seeking a Technical Publications Manager to lead the development, modification, and delivery of technical publications supporting Department of Defense (DoD) programs. This position is responsible for managing a multidisciplinary Technical Publications team consisting of Data Authors, Technical Writers, and Graphic Artists responsible for developing and maintaining Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), NATOPS/NATIP publications, technical manuals, and associated technical data products derived from engineering source data.

The Technical Publications Manager will provide technical and functional leadership across the publication development lifecycle, ensuring technical content is accurate, complete, properly structured, configuration controlled, and compliant with contractual, customer, and applicable publication standards. This position requires strong leadership and technical publication experience, with an emphasis on S1000D, structured authoring, engineering source data analysis, and XML based publication environments.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Manage the development, revision, and delivery of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), NATOPS/NATIP publications, technical manuals, data modules, illustrations, and associated technical data products.
2. Oversee the development of new IETM and NATOPS/NATIP content from engineering source data.
3. Lead the review and modification of existing data modules.
4. Provide technical oversight of S1000D publication development.
5. Oversee the use of authoring and technical publication tools, including EAGLE, Arbortext, and other XML-based authoring and publication environments.
6. Manage technical schedules, resource forecasts, workload assignments, priorities, and support program milestones and contractual deliverables.
7. Lead and support formal technical publication reviews, customer reviews, validation and verification activities, and delivery acceptance processes.
8. Support proposal and program planning activities, including Basis of Estimate (BOE) development, staffing estimates, schedule development, technical publication planning, and identification of risks and dependencies for new and existing programs.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Conditions:

Employee will be working within an office environment. Employee may be expected to travel on occasion to locations where specific PPE or attire is necessary.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
2. 5+ years of professional experience in technical publications, technical writing, technical data development, or a related field.
3. 2+ years of demonstrated leadership, team lead, or management experience within a technical publications or technical data environment.
4. Demonstrated experience developing technical publication content from engineering source data and translating complex engineering information into accurate operational and maintenance content.
5. Ability to interpret engineering data
6. Working knowledge of S1000D, including data modules, structured content, applicability, BREX, and Common Source Database (CSDB) environments.
7. Experience with structured authoring and XML-based technical publication development.
8. Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate technical and programmatic information to employees, customers, and leadership.
9. US Citizenship and eligibility for a DoD Security Clearance is required.
10. Active DoD Secret clearance or higher is preferred.

Preferred Requirements:

1. Experience supporting DoD aerospace, aviation, training system, or other complex defense programs.
2. Experience managing technical illustrations, graphics development, and integration of illustrations into technical data products.
3. Familiarity with MIL-STD and Navy technical publication requirements and applicable DoD technical data standards.
4. Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and working within cost and schedule-controlled DoD programs.
5. Experience supporting AS9100 or equivalent Quality Management System requirements.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Long Wave, you are eligible for our benefits package including:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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