Technical Writer (DC, NoVA)

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEP IRA

Health insurance (employer-funded)

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

11 paid federal holidays

PTO (3 weeks+)

Job summary

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

The role requires strong writing/editing, the ability to learn complex concepts quickly, and experience in an agile software setting. DoD-related work requires U.S. citizenship and background checks.

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 in a distributed organization.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience 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 for software products.
• Create and maintain help files for software products.
• Work in an agile software development environment.

Skills

User-focused writing

Editing technical docs

Communication

Organization

Agile development

Fast-paced deadlines

Self-starter

Distributed team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Writing

Tools

Markdown

Sphinx

Git

Command-line shells

SharePoint

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 position requires excellent writing and editing skills and the ability to quickly learn new concepts while working in an agile software development environment with multiple software products. A willingness to dig into software to learn the products and document user workflows is also required.

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

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.