Description
Description
SAIC is looking for a Technical Writer in Crane, IN to prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documentation that incorporates information and data from the Program Office, customers, end users, and other departments.
Job duties include:
- Developing high-quality documentation that is coherent and easy to follow as well as complies with corresponding standard, style guide, and/or directive and meets the customers' and end users' needs. Documentation includes but is not limited to technical manuals, curriculum, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), and other instructional and guidance documentation.
- Researching, collecting, analyzing, organizing, and preparing technical information and data.
- Editing technical documentation for format, accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to government specifications.
- Performing desktop publishing support (e.g., format and layout) for technical documentation.
- Creating and manipulating illustrations, graphics, charts, diagrams, etc. to be included in documentation.
- Participating in project meetings, review meetings, and validation/verification events.
- Maintaining records.
- Performing clerical/administrative duties as assigned such as file management and recording and distributing meeting minutes.
- Interfacing with technical writers, multimedia personnel, customers, and possible government team.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS
- Associate's Degree in a related discipline and 3 years of related experience. Additional experience accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance; Interim Secret needed to start.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Proficient in desktop publishing with abilities to create and update tables, to create and manipulate graphics and drawings, to create and update flowcharts, and to format/layout text.
- Experience with Arbortext.
- Proficient with Microsoft products to include: PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience with Microsoft products to include: Teams, Project, Excel, and Visio.
- Proficient with Adobe Acrobat.
- Experience with Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.
- Work potential overtime at approximately 20%.
- Support potential travel at approximately 10%.
DESIRED
- Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
- Active secret clearance.
- Experience with xml schema and development of xml files and scripts.
- Experience with DOD industry.
- Experience with standards such as MIL-STD-40051, MIL-STD-3001, MIL-STD-38784, and S1000D.
- Experience with GPO Style Manual.
- Experience with IADS.
- Experience with PDF-XChange Editor.
- Experience with digital camera and accessories.
- Experience with ASD-STE100, Simplified Technical English (STE).
- Experience with provisioning data.
- Experience with configuration management.
- Capable of understanding, interpreting, and synthesizing engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers, and other available sources.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
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