Northrop Grumman

Principal Technical Writer (26-218)

Northrop Grumman$77K — $116K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field with 5 years of experience or Master's with 3 years; or 9 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree
  • Current Secret security clearance required
  • Willingness to travel 10% of the time
  • Strong writing and presentation skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Visio
  • Ability to collaborate well in a team and work independently on large projects
  • Excellent organizational skills and technical research abilities

Responsibilities

  • Ensure RA technical documentation meets current industry and DoD standards
  • Lead creation and update of RA ART documentation, including key design documents
  • Track documentation deadlines, collate team inputs for drafts and final versions
  • Collaborate with engineers and leadership for document feedback
  • Extract detailed design and architecture information from existing documents
  • Update information repositories such as Confluence and SharePoint
  • Maintain scheduled deadlines for documentation deliverables

Benefits

  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Space Systems-Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Technical Writer (26-218) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, or Huntsville, AL, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.

This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is the integrating element of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively see the battle develop, and dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats across all ranges and phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that networks, integrates, and synchronizes autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations globally and regionally to optimize performance. C2BMC is an integral part of all system ground and flight tests that verify and exercise the capabilities of current and future missile defense systems.

In this role, the candidate will serve as a Technical Writer on the Regional Apps Agile Release Train (RA ART). The candidate will collaborate with RA leadership and RA product teams to prepare documentation that communicates the technical details of the C2BMC Regional software to internal and external customers. The candidate will support the preparation of C2BMC plans, procedures, and processes within the RA ART's scope of responsibility. The candidate will work within the RA ART, planning work based on customer requirements, program contractual agreements, and the schedule.

Essential Functions:

  • Will be responsible for ensuring that RA technical documentation is created and updated in accordance with the most current industry and DoD documentation and applicable program standards
  • Responsible for leading the creation, updating, and delivery of RA ART documentation, including Algorithm Design Documentation (ADD), Functional Area Design Documentation (FADDs), applicable Appendices to other program documentation, Program Plans, Procedures, and Processes that fall under the RA ART's responsibility
  • Will be responsible for tracking documentation due dates, developing plans to complete documentation, collating inputs from RA product teams to prepare draft and final versions, coordinating across RA product teams to track progress, identifying risks and dependencies, and providing updates to RA leadership as requested
  • Collaborating with RA Engineers, Leadership, and other stakeholders to gather feedback on draft documents for incorporation into final versions
  • Seek out detailed software design and architecture information from existing documentation and development projects as source material for documentation being created or modified
  • Updating information repositories such as Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint
  • Track and meet scheduled deadlines for documentation deliverables
  • Any other required tasks by the program


Basic Qualifications:

Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
  • Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
  • Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
  • Must be an effective communicator with excellent writing and presentation skills, proficient with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Visio drawing tools
  • Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated team members and independently at times on large projects
  • Must be highly skilled in organization and presentation
  • Must be able to conduct in-depth technical research to create content on new technologies and to keep existing documentation accurate and up to date
  • Must be able to write for various audiences
  • Experienced in writing and editing High-Level Designs, Detailed Designs, Standard Operating Procedures, installation instructions, and other documentation


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior C2BMC or documentation-generation experience on a large-scale DoD program
  • Experience with markdown for docs as code
  • Prior experience with Git and Nexus
  • Understand DoD documentation standards


What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work environment that encourages your growth, benefiting both employees and the company. The benefits are flexible and customizable, enabling you to choose options that suit your individual and family needs. Your benefits will include the following:

  • Health Plan
  • Savings Plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education Assistance
  • Training and Development
  • Flexible Work Arrangements


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Primary Level Salary Range: $77,800.00 - $116,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Size
88,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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