Technical Writer for Maritime Systems & Classified Docs

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 59,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking aTechnical Writer to craft, edit, and maintain vital documentation for cutting-edge programs. You will translate highly technical information into clear manuals, assessment reports, and training materials, working closely with engineers and project teams on Navy logistics documents.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s in English or related field and 3+ years of technical writing for mission engineering.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in English or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of technical writing experience with a focus on systems or mission engineering, maritime systems or operations.
• Experience writing and editing formal publications and technical documents for organization, grammar, usage and clarity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a superior command of the English language.
• Ability to learn and understand complex topics quickly to convey them clearly and accurately.
• Ability to critically review and provide feedback during presentation and document reviews.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with an eye for prioritization.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Arbortext and Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, create, and revise classified documents for government partners from highly technical information.
• Develop, edit, refine and proofread technical materials for maritime systems.
• Develop, edit, refine and proofread technical and mission assessment reports.
• Input and format text, tables and graphics.
• Collaborate with engineers, artists, project managers and other partners to define project requirements and resolve content, production and scheduling issues.
• Interview subject matter experts to distill highly complex information into easy-to-understand materials.
• Ensure clarity and accuracy of complex technical documents.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Distill complex information

Education

Bachelor's degree in English or related technical discipline

Master's degree (bonus)

Tools

Arbortext

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

FrameMaker

Markdown

JSON

reStructuredText

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking aTechnical Writer to craft, edit, and maintain vital documentation for cutting-edge programs. You will translate highly technical information into clear manuals, assessment reports, and training materials, working closely with engineers and project teams on Navy logistics documents.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s in English or related field and 3+ years of technical writing for mission engineering.