Huntington Ingalls Industries is hiring: Technical Writer - 21842 in Nellis Air

Requisition Number: 21842

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00

Security Clearance: Top Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers.

Job Overview

HII - Mission Technologies is seeking a Technical Writer to support a Modeling, Simulation, and Training team at the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center, Nellis, AFB, NV. The individual’s primary role is to establish and support configuration management (CM) processes for JITTC-N to align with JSE Training Baseline (JTB) external capabilities and JITTC-N internally created capabilities. This position will create and update documentation, manuals, and SOPs to support JITTC-N’s mission of operating and maintaining the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) utilized for mission test and training.

What You Will Do

1. Analyze proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system, coordinate modification records for management control, establish change orders and prepare for change authorization and documentation.
2. Develop and maintain continuous documentation of product implementations, modifications, and enhancements in accordance with specific customer specifications.
3. Work closely with various project teams to rapidly adapt and learn products and services to understand project requirements.
4. Identify and implement configuration management processes, reviewing and recommending improvements to existing processes.
5. Maintain a physical CM Library, developing comprehensive documentation that meets organizational standards.
6. Regulate the change process to ensure only approved changes are incorporated into program products.
7. Support recurring Configuration Control Board, providing agendas and meeting minutes.
8. Coordinate with customers and subcontractors to gather technical content and merge external documentation input into common program-controlled documents.
9. Perform configuration status accounting and support audits to verify that requirements of all baselines have been met.
10. Participate in joint stakeholder IPTs and team meetings.
11. Identify, package, duplicate, and deliver release products to multiple fielded sites.
12. Develop, organize, and write design documentation, procedure manuals, test procedures, reports, and technical specifications.
13. Translate complex information into simple, polished, and engaging content for maximum usability.

What You Must Have

1. 6 years relevant experience with a Bachelor's in related field; 4 years relevant experience with a Master's in related field; or High School Diploma and 10 years relevant experience.
2. Ability to write system engineering reports, software development reports, manuals, and presentations.
3. Ability to define manageable CM processes and implement them.
4. Proficient in CM tools, including JIRA, GitLab, and other CI/CD tools.
5. Familiarity with media duplicating tools and software.
6. Ability to evaluate the current environment and propose a recommended CM solution.
7. Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, Excel, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
9. Ability to work well with technical teams and proactively identify and resolve potential issues.

Work Environment

Position is not eligible for remote work; on-site support is required. Ability to travel up to 10%, with occasional multi-day OCONUS travel required, and must have a valid US Passport.

Security Clearance

Must be a US citizen, currently hold and able to maintain a DoD Top Secret security clearance.

Bonus Points For...

1. Three years of experience in establishing and maintaining consistent product performance.
2. Active or current DoD Top Secret SCI Clearance.
3. Experience in Joint Simulation Environment (JSE).
4. Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word.

Physical Requirements

Job performance will normally require only minor lifting and carrying of boxes of records or equipment.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.