Technical Editor and Writer (Various Locations) - R10185883 Job at Northrop Grum

Technical Editor and Writer (Various Locations)

Requisition ID: R10185883

• Category: Communications
• Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States of America + 4 more
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
• Positions Available: 1

Description

Join Northrop Grumman and be part of the team of professionals that solve some of the world’s most complex technical challenges. Northrop Grumman has an exciting opening for a Technical Editor and Writer to join our team in various different locations.

This position could be a hybrid position requiring the applicant to go to the office a few days a week. There are locations in:

Palmdale, CA

Melbourne, FL

St. Augustine, FL

Roy, UT

Rancho Bernardo, CA

Responsibilities of this role:

• Writes rewrites and/or edits technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively using Extensible Markup Language (XML) and adhering to S1000D and MIL-STD-40051 specifications and instructions to various military customers.
• Acquires subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referring to technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals.
• Oversees preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts.
• Conducts quality review of materials.
• Typically, the ideal person will have 3 years of experience in writing/editing technical documents experience with a Bachelor's Degree OR 7 years of writing/editing technical documents experience in lieu of degree.
• Experienced in Aviation or Aerospace industry.
• Knowledge of DoD industry practices (TO 00-5-1, Mil-STD-38784, MIL-STD-3048, Mil-STD-1808). Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform fairly complex professional tasks.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
• Experienced in querying engineers for clarity and compliance purposes and must be skilled in Microsoft Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience writing in XML/S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications/IETM/Data Module writing (Arbortext, EAGLE, XMetal, or similar program).
• Ability to travel 25% of the time, CONUS and OCONUS.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with TeamCenter and Sharepoint web portals.
• Experience in utilizing the USAF Global Hawk Flight Manual or Maintenance Manual change process.
• History of collaboration in small teams with different organizations.
• Experience with AGILE, SCRUM, DevOps, etc.

Salary Range: $56,000 - $96,000

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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