Technical Writer

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded SEP IRA

Health insurance

Dental, disability, and life insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Stellar Science seeks a talented technical writer to write and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers at our Albuquerque headquarters or Tysons Corner office. The role requires quick learning of new concepts and strong writing/editing in an agile environment.

You will create and maintain user workflows, deliver high-quality documentation, and contribute to domains such as space situational awareness, computer vision, metamaterials, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum five years of technical writing experience.
• Experience with user-focused writing and documentation.
• Ability to edit highly technical and scientific documentation; experience with version control systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit scientific technical reports
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation
• Create and maintain help files for software products
• Work in an agile software development environment

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Communication

Organizational skills

Agile experience

Self-starter

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Markdown

Sphinx

Job description

Stellar Science is a growing scientific software development company that develops custom software products and performs research and development in multiple high-tech domains. We are seeking a talented technical writer to write and edit technical reports, technical proposals, and software user documentation in support of scientists and software developers at our headquarters in Albuquerque, NM or in our office in Tysons Corner, VA. Join our unique, collaborative team to help create leading-edge scientific software documentation in fascinating domains including space situational awareness, computer vision, directed energy, metamaterials, and biothermal modeling.

This position requires excellent writing and editing skills and the ability to quickly learn new concepts while working in an agile software development environment with multiple software products. A willingness to dig into software to learn the products and document user workflows is also required.

This individual will:

• Write and edit scientific technical reports
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation
• Create and maintain help files for software products
• Work in an agile software development environment

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum five years of technical writing experience
• Experience with user-focused writing and documentation
• Ability to edit highly technical and scientific documentationExperience with version control systems
• Excellent communication skills to include working within a distributed organization
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Previous experience working in an agile software development environment
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic

Desired qualifications

• Experience with Markdown, Sphinx, and documentation as code
• Experience with Git and command-line shells
• Ability to create video training
• Experience implementing SharePoint workspaces

Stellar Science is a forward-thinking business that provides its employees with many benefits

• A generous fully employer-funded SEP IRA
• Fully employer-funded health insurance
• Dental, disability, and life insurance
• Eleven paid federal holidays (which may be floated as desired)
• Accrue three weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and resume with their applications.

We will ask qualified candidates for a writing and editing sample as well.

Due to our work with the Department of Defense, applicants must be U.S. citizens and must be willing to undergo a background investigation.