Technical Writer: Scientific Software & R&D Documentation

Stellar Science Ltd Co; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEP IRA

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Holidays

PTO

Job summary

Stellar Science Ltd Co in Albuquerque, NM or Tysons Corner, VA seeks a talented technical writer to craft and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers. You will quickly learn products and document user workflows in an agile setting.

The role requires strong writing/editing skills, experience with technical and scientific material, and comfort with version control. Collaboration across distributed teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 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 within a distributed organization.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience in agile software development environments.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit scientific technical reports.
• Deliver high-quality technical documentation for software.
• Create and maintain help files for software products.
• Work in an agile software development environment.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

User-focused writing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Git

Markdown

Sphinx

Command-line shells

Job description

Stellar Science Ltd Co in Albuquerque, NM or Tysons Corner, VA seeks a talented technical writer to craft and edit technical reports, proposals, and software user documentation for scientists and developers. You will quickly learn products and document user workflows in an agile setting.

The role requires strong writing/editing skills, experience with technical and scientific material, and comfort with version control. Collaboration across distributed teams is essential.