Technical Writer

Position Summary

Technical writing is the interpretation of engineering data and translation of it into expository text aimed toward a specific customer, audience, or persons whose interest is not only scientific, but can be financial and business related as well. Because of the variety of documents (e.g., proposals, periodic reports, plans, brochures, business materials, and other Technical Data Packages, etc.) the TW works closely with the appropriate Engineering Team Lead, and/or other teams as necessary for proper and accurate development of a document.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to :

Technical Writing: The task of technical writing requires research, interviewing, writing original content, and, in some cases, a working knowledge of the subject.

• The TW utilizes layout, illustration, word processing applications, network applications, and reproduction to achieve maximum effectiveness in documents.
• The TW estimates material costs and prepares schedules for documents, based on experience acquiring and preparing data, and writing, editing, and producing documents.
• This activity involves information and technical knowledge in the use and forecast of word processing industry developments for improved document processing and control.

Technical Editing: The technical editing process is an in‑depth editorial effort, which requires reviewing a document for all the following:

• Technical Content - verifies Technical Document (TD) for technical accuracy and renders information into words that the intended or targeted audience will understand. Rewrites text as necessary to condense, consolidate, and clarify verbiage.
• Language Style - reviews the quality of language in a document, checking fluency, parallelism, and level of writing.
• Substance - checks for rational paragraphing, format, content coherence, and comprehensiveness of tables and figures to eliminate contradictions and inconsistencies.

Format Editing: Format editing requires reviewing a document for all the following:

• Conformance - ensures adherence to applicable specifications or style/format guidelines (e.g., cited Government procuring agency style guide, standard, or specification). Normally, higher‑quality documents are required to conform to AAI identity and Best Commercial Standards.
• Integrity - ensures proper agreement among all parts of the document. Thus, all tables and figures that are referenced in text are verified to exist, follow in proper order, and have unique and meaningful titles; a consistent numbering system (where applicable) is used for all pages, paragraphs, tables, and illustrations. Ensures that all internal references are correct.
• Layout - ensures that all pages are of uniform dimension and margins. Ensures that text, tables, and illustrations are legible and presented in a logical format that enhances understanding and comprehension.

Proofreading: Responsible for the proofreading of all text, tabular, and illustration pages, checking for errors and making the necessary corrections. All documents produced by the Team comply with the following proofreading guidelines:

• The initial typing of a new document requires 100-percent proofreading.
• In subsequent review cycles, changes or updates from contributors require 100‑percent proofreading of altered areas and scanning each affected page to ensure that no other areas have been inadvertently changed or misprinted.
• In cases where computer malfunction is suspected, a 100-percent proofreading of all pages is necessary to guarantee that content and/or format throughout the TD has not been changed or lost.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to grasp complex technical concepts and translate into easily understandable documents.
• Candidate must be capable of juggling multiple complex documentation tasks with little or no oversight, while also working effectively within a documentation team to support varying workloads.
• Must be comfortable with frequent interaction with site government and contractor personnel as it pertains to the development of technical documentation including user manuals, test plans and procedures, specifications, white papers, and equipment and/or systems training materials and technology description documents
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite and other technologies, specifically: MS Word, Power Point, Visio Adobe Professional
• SharePoint skills
• Some knowledge of Photo Shop (or equivalent photo SW).
• Candidate will ideally be familiar with Adobe FrameMaker and PTC Arbor Text.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree with concentration in English or some other related field.
• 2-5 years of Technical Writing experience.

Desired Requirements

• Candidate will ideally be familiar with DoD technical writing requirements and have knowledge of applicable military standards, specifications, and test practices, particularly MIL-STD-40051.

CLEARANCE

• Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or the eligibility to obtain one. Work may begin once an interim clearance is granted

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Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate's ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is up to $100,000 (annualized USD) based on experience. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.