Technical Order Manager

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Job Title: Technical Order Manager

Job Code: 40417

Job Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Job Schedule: Regular 5-8

Job Description:

L3Harris, Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Order Manager (Level 5) for the new Ground Based Radar Digitation (GBRD) Contract located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to perform end-to-end Technical Order Life Cycle Development of the GBRD Contract. Providing managerial oversight of the Technical Writing team.

Essential Functions:

• Planning and managing all phases of TO development and sustainment in accordance with MIL-STDs, TO 00-5 series, and all other Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, Space Force compliance directives
• Performing TO Manager Subject Matter Expert (SME) role for all TO development activities and has performed primary interface between the contract and Government
• Facilitating project milestone events to include TO Guidance Conferences (TOGCs) and In-Process Reviews (IPRs)
• Extensive knowledge mining technical data from engineering drawings and specifications (i.e., assembly drawings, interconnection diagrams, A-level specifications, test procedures, etc.) to develop TOs
• Conducting final reviews of Pre-Pub Review (PPR), and distribution to the Government Enhanced Technical Information Management System (ETIMS)
• Performing trip lead functions for site trips involving TO content development, conducting Contractor Certification, and providing support for Government Verification, and have participated in TO Review Board (TORB) and initiated PPRs
• Managing cross-functional team made up of writers, illustrators, TO QC, and collaborating with engineering and logistics SMEs to accomplish required TO development objectives
• Providing TO development status to internal customers, contractor management, project management, and Government customer
• Coordinating internal and external reviews for the Contractor Furnished Equipment Notice (CFEN) processes for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) manuals to include TO numbering assignment based on limited data rights of  Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) content for vendor manual TO assignment or technical content extraction best practices
• Managing TO baseline on ETIMS
• Providing support with the development of Basis of Estimates (BOE)
• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to show proof of citizenship
• Currently possess, or are able to acquire, at a minimum, a SECRET security clearance
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the year in support of TO content development, certification, and verification site activities  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Computer proficiency with MS Office applications: Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Experience with PTC Arbortext Editor – Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) tagging environment, RWS Contenta Explorer (content management system) - Document Management System (DMS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), and RWS XML Professional Publisher (XPP)
• Experience with XML tagging environment and high-end document production software
• Experience with FrameMaker and FrameMaker+SGML
• Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF software
• Experience generating inp