Technical Writer - Editor

Veterans Health Administration; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Technical Writer-Editor GS-9 position is located within the Research and Development Service at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. The announcement has been extended to close on September 25, 2026, and applicants who previously applied do not need to re-apply.

Qualified applicants must have specialized experience or the substitution/combination options noted, including education credentials and transcripts if applicable, plus a selective placement factor: experience

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-7 in Federal Service demonstrating knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of a Technical Writer-Editor GS-9.
• Experience as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Technical documentation

Blueprints/diagrams interpretation

Interviews with subject-matter experts

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Graduate coursework in science/technical field

Job description

This Technical Writer-Editor position is located within the Research and Development Service at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.

NOTE: This announcement has been extended to close on September 25, 2026. Applicants who previously applied do not need to re-apply.

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must possess at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-7) in Federal Service that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of a Technical Writer-Editor GS-9. Specialized experience is experience that requires substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications.

NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

OR

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: A Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of graduate-level education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D, if related. This education must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.

NOTE: If you are qualifying based on education, transcripts are required with application.

OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate-level education and specialized experience, as described above, which meets the total experience requirements for this grade level.

NOTE: If you are qualifying based on experience and education, transcripts are required with application.

AND

IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION, YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:

This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration.

The Selective Placement Factor for this position is:

Experience with Functional Electrical Stimulation research.

Physical Demands:

The work is primarily sedentary and does not require any special physical demands.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.