Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

Position Summary:

Do you excel in an environment that values working and playing hard? Would you like to be part of a team developing, maintaining, and supporting the latest technologies in the field of rugged avionics, network security, and intelligent data management?

General Overview:

Ampex is a small, fast paced, growing aerospace company looking for a highly organized Senior Technical Writer to join our multi-disciplinary team in preparing instruction manuals to communicate complex and technical information more easily.

Ampex provides a dynamic environment with a diversity of technical challenges. The preferred candidate will produce high-quality documentation that communicates complex information clearly and accurately. The candidate must be experience in technical writing, graphics and presentation.

This position is located onsite in Hayward, CA. No employer visa sponsorship is available.

Principle Duties:

· Write, copy, edit, proofread and maintain all documents related to the product’s development

· Manage the production and publishing of documentation

· Write and process CDRL/SDRL

· Generate documents in compliance with Data Item Descriptions

· Assist in proposal writing (RFQ/RFP)

· Determine assembly sequence of all parts and components and create an individual parts list

· Analyze drawings to ensure accuracy and consistency of data for incorporation to manuals

· Write, rewrite and/or edit technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively

· Format documentation in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel into templates to be used for future document creation.

· Create and maintain the information architecture

· Assist in maintaining and organizing document control structures

Qualifications:

· Must have a Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Writing, or related field

· Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Technical Writer

· Adaptable writing styles that can be tailored to multiple audiences

· Excellent organization, communication and planning skills

· Creativity and willing to gain an appropriate level of understanding of subject matters

· Experience with Adobe, Microsoft and other applications

· DoD or Government Prime Contractor experience a plus

· Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Compensation:

· Salary Range: $90,000-$115,000 (based on experience)

· 100% PAID COVERAGE for Medical, Dental, and Vision for the EMPLOYEE

· 401(k) Employer Match

· Employee Stock Ownership Program (company funded)

· MetLife Life Insurance: 1x Annual Salary (company funded)

· MetLife Short-Term Disability (company funded)

· MetLife Long-Term Disability (company funded)

· PTO: 17 days

· Holidays: 11 days

· HealthCare FSA

· Dependent Care FSA

About AMPEX:

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leader in cutting edge technology to solve the toughest data storage challenges.  Today, with its lineage as one of Silicon Valley’s first companies, Ampex continues to innovate in the embedded computing industry by designing and manufacturing rugged, onboard, computer systems for aerospace and ground vehicles that can acquire, store, process, and analyze a variety of data types to include radio frequency, video, and platform bus data among many others.

Ampex supports customers in the government defense and commercial sectors for mission system and flight test operations.  Ampex is a Delta Information Systems Company and is headquartered in Hayward, California with locations in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Tokyo, Japan.

Ampex is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?
• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?
• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?
• Are you willing to take a drug test, in accordance with local law/regulations?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person