Senior Technical Writer

Description

The Senior Technical Writer writes a variety of technical articles, reports, studies, and/or training manuals for a wide range of uses. Responsible for ensuring that documentation and documentation methodology for the assigned directorate complies with company policy and procedures. 

• Create blueprints, diagram and/or illustrations to effectively communicate and/or depict concepts, idea, or theory. 
• Writes highly technical studies based on analysis of information, data, and other documentation. 
• Prepares and/or maintains documentation pertaining to general correspondence, training documents and products, contract proposals, and contract deliverables. 
• Plans, writes, and maintains training systems and training products using training specifications and managerial guidance. 
• Create documentation methodology, framework, and flow diagrams. 
• Create and write a Training Situation Analysis and a Training Situation Requirements Analysis to standard using appropriate DIDs, client directives and managerial guidance. 
• Write effective contract proposals using managerial guidance, DIDs and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs). 
• Perform quality control of all contract and training products regarding clarity, concision, and grammar. 
• Assemble contract and training products for delivery. 
• Other duties as assigned.   

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in English, or other closely related field.
• Four (4) years of direct experience as a Technical Writer in a corporate environment.

• Eight (8) years’ experience as a technical writer in a professional office.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Working knowledge of the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) process.
• Experience as a technical writer for a defense contracting company. 
• Experience as a technical writer in the aviation industry. 
• Working knowledge of the concurrency management process.