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Title: Technical Writer
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, hybrid schedule
Type: Contract
Rate: $40-50 per hour
Candidates with a 'technical' background or from any of the following industries preferred:
- Aviation/Rail/Vehicles
- Telecommunications
- Military
- HVAC
Basic Purpose:
Required Essential Skills:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, hybrid schedule
Type: Contract
Rate: $40-50 per hour
Candidates with a 'technical' background or from any of the following industries preferred:
- Aviation/Rail/Vehicles
- Telecommunications
- Military
- HVAC
Basic Purpose:
- Create operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals and develop corresponding training materials, such as instructor guides, student guides and PowerPoint presentations.
Required Essential Skills:
- Proven ability to write operation and maintenance manuals, and corresponding training materials that are clear, concise, correct, and consistent.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office or other desktop publishing tools.
- Operation, maintenance, diagnostics and troubleshooting experience with electrical or mechanical systems, computer systems, communications networks or train control systems
- Able to understand and organize large amounts of information that is technically complex and originates from a variety of sources.
- Able to use existing engineering documentation, such as the Software Requirements Specification, Book of Plans, etc., to glean the necessary information required in technical documents.
- Must be able to interview hardware/software subject matter experts and understand engineering-related information and terminology.
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with engineering and project management personnel to elicit information, support, and help when required for technical documentation development.
- Working knowledge of a graphics tool such as Adobe Illustrator.
- Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communications skills.
- Professionally mature, able to take direction, highly productive, works independently.
- Self-starter, not afraid to ask questions, motivated, proactive.
- Adaptable to the changes in direction of a project, flexible, and a good multi-tasker.
- Must be a team player; no exceptions even if exceptional skills are exhibited in one area or another.
- Must be willing to work extended hours or weekend hours to complete an activity by the due date.
