Technical Writer II

Black Eagle Defense

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline required, or equivalent experience of 4 additional years in technical writing.
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in technical writing, specifically with similar scope and complexity.
  • Proficiency in technical documentation tools including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
  • Established ability to produce user manuals, guides, and technical publications for software/hardware.
  • Strong understanding of engineering concepts and documentation standards.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare, review, and revise technical documentation for systems and software engineering.
  • Create and edit installation, configuration, and user documentation for software and hardware.
  • Develop implementation guides and end-user guides for software capabilities.
  • Maintain a current internal documentation library and coordinate the layout of documents.
  • Research technical subjects and produce comprehensible written documentation for diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • Access to continuing education and training resources.
  • Opportunities for career advancement within a dynamic environment.
  • Collaborative work culture with cross-functional teams.
  • Flexible working options and support for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description

SALARY RANGE $90,000 - $120,000/year

DUTIES Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to documentation. Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.

SKILLS

  • Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications.
  • Modernize the system's security engineering processes (via written guidance) to adopt new policies and guidance that integrate Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) security as part of the overall CSS security engineering toolset.
  • Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
  • Gather technical information and prepare written text.
  • Maintain a current internal documentation library.
  • Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc. Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals, and technical publications. Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
  • Work on all phases of documentation.
  • Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
  • Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
  • Coordinate the layout and design of documents.
  • Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
  • Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
  • Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.
  • Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
  • Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings and operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer-related information.
  • Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects, developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
  • Apply technical manual standards to work products.


Required Skills

QUALIFICATIONS Six (6) years of experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

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