Technical Writer II

Science and Engineering Services, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Science and Engineering Services, LLC is seeking a seasoned technical writer to develop and maintain Army Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) with Operator, Field/Depot Maintenance and RPSTL content. You will gather information from interviews, notes, and existing docs to produce compliant documentation.

The role requires five to seven years of experience in technical writing, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to organize junior writers while ensuring secure handling of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five to seven years of technical writing experience.
• Education/experience combination may be substituted per manager approval.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update and maintain Army IETMs to include Operator, Field/Depot Maintenance and RPSTL content.
• Compile information from interviews, notes, draft reports and meetings to produce documentation.
• Apply MIL-STD-40051 (IADS/XML) standards in all documents.
• Develop Maintenance Work Orders (MWOs) and Depot Work Maintenance Requirements (DWMRs).
• Organize, oversee and review work of junior technical writers.
• Ensure proper handling and marking of classified documents.
• Facilitate pubs and MWO validation events at contractor or government facilities.
• Participate in Government run verification events.
• Research technical issues and draft documentation accordingly.
• Arrange, outline and write documents to required standards.
• Follow security practices for classified information throughout the process.

Skills

Technical writing

Documentation

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MIL-STD-40051 (IADS/XML)

IETM development

Job description

In coordination with project engineer or analyst, develops documentation in accordance with appropriate standards, data item descriptions (DIDs), DoD directives, military standards and regulations.

• Compiles information for inclusion in documents from interviews with appropriate technical personnel, notes and draft reports, meeting attendance or minutes of meetings, existing documentation, and observance of demonstration, experiments, and equipment operations
• Develop, update, and maintain Army Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) to include Operator, Field/Depot Maintenance, and RPSTL content
• Functional working knowledge of MIL-STD-40051 (IADS/XML)
• Generate IETM changes/updates by analyzing engineering data (drawings, schematics)
• Develop and maintain Maintenance Work Order (MWOs) and Depot Work Maintenance Requirements (DWMRs)
• Facilitate Pubs and MWO validation events at contractor or government facilities
• Participate in Government run verification events
• Independently researches technical issues and develops documentation
• Arranges, outlines and writes documents in accordance with good English principles, commercial standards, military or DoD regulations as appropriate
• Determines level of detail, appropriate standards and formats required, and writes documents to satisfy these requirements
• Applies good security practices for handling all classified documents utilized or generated to ensure that classified information is handled properly during documentation development and completed documents are marked appropriately
• Organizes and oversees work of lower-level technical writers
• Civilian or military avionics experience a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree required

Experience

• Five to seven years of experience in technical writing required

Any combination of education/experience may be substituted for job requirements at the recommendation of the hiring manager and approval of the COO or higher.