Technical Writer

Planet Works, Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Works, Inc. is seeking a Technical Writer to develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for software and systems engineering, installation and configuration guides, and end-user materials.

The role requires an active TS clearance with polygraph and a strong background in technical writing. Ideal candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree with eight years of relevant experience, with additional years offsetting degree requirements considered.

Qualifications

• Active TS clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Additional work experience may offset a lack of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, revise and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software pertaining to installation, configuration, and how-to-documentation and create code documentation for software.
• Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities, provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation, and format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Documentation standards

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AMOD tools

Job description

Technical Writer

The ideal candidate for this position must possess the following:

• Active TS clearance with polygraph.
• AMOD tools experience.
• A bachelor’s degree plus eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Additional work experience may be utilized to offset a lack of a degree.

The ideal candidate for this position should possess the following skills:

• Prepare, review, revise and maintain technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software pertaining to installation, configuration, and how-to-documentation and create code documentation for software.
• Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities, provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation, and format technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.