Technical Writer I

Job ID: 2316351

Location: CRANE, IN, US

Date Posted: 2023-12-07

Category: Wage Determination (SCA)

Subcategory: Service Contract Act

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Technical Writer I to support the U.S. Navy in Crane, IN.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This position will prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documentation that incorporates information and data from Program Office, customers, end users, and other departments. 

NOTE: This a hybrid remote position requiring approximately three days a week on-site in Crane, IN.

Job duties include:

• Developing high-quality documentation with minimal guidance 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 and curriculum.
• 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 charts, diagrams, etc. to be included in documentation.
• Creating and maintaining xml schema (i.e., templates, DTDs, EDDs, read/write rules, structure applications, and conversion tables) within Adobe FrameMaker.
• Scheduling, attending, and participating in project meetings, review meetings, and validation/verification events.
• Creating and maintaining trackers for developing, planning, and scheduling purposes.
• Maintaining records.
• Performing clerical/administrative duties as assigned such as file management and recording and distributing meeting minutes.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• HS/GED and three (3) years’ related experience; Associate's degree in a related discipline and one (1) year of government experience.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance; Interim Secret needed to start
• Capable of understanding, interpreting, and synthesizing engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers, and other available sources.
• Proficient in desktop publishing with abilities to create and update tables, to create and manipulate charts and diagrams, to create and update flowcharts, and to format/layout text.
• Experience with xml schema and development of xml files and scripts.
• Experience with DOD industry.
• Experience with MIL-STD-40051 and MIL-HDBK-1222.
• Experience with GPO Style Manual .
• Proficient with Microsoft products to include: PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with Microsoft products to include: Teams, Project, Excel, and Visio.
• Proficient with Adobe FrameMaker and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Able to work potential overtime at approximately 20%.
• Able to support potential travel at approximately 10%.

DESIRED:

• Active Secret clearance
• 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.

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.