Technical Writer (DC, NoVA)

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded SEP IRA

Employer-funded health insurance

Dental, disability, and life insurance

11 paid federal holidays

Three weeks PTO

Job summary

Stellar Science is seeking a talented technical writer to create and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers at our Albuquerque, NM or Tysons Corner, VA offices.

You will write and edit scientific documentation, deliver high-quality materials, and contribute to help files for software products within an agile development setting.

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.
• 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.

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

Documentation

Communication

Organizational skills

Agile teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Markdown

Sphinx

Git

SharePoint

Command-line

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 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 documentation
• Experience 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.