Akima
Akima Lead Technical Writer in Huntsville, Alabama
Pinnacle Solutions is looking for a Lead Technical Writer to be an integral member of our Training Systems Engineering and Development team. The Lead Technical Writer will work with product developers and lead a team to research, write, and edit deliverable technical publications, configuration documentation, and Integrated Logistics Support documentation for Pinnacle products. Publications include Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) in the form of operation and maintenance manuals, preventive maintenance systems, instructor utilization handbooks, COTS manuals, and other ILS/configuration documentation as required by the contract.
Responsibilities
- Researches, writes, edits and proofreads technical data for use in documents or sections of documents such as manuals, procedures and specifications.
- Ensures technical documentation is accurate, complete, meets editorial and government specifications and adheres to standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format and style.
- Assists in establishing style guidelines and standards for texts and illustrations.
- Retrieves, organizes, analyzes and synthesizes subject matter and transforms it into easy-to-understand information.
- Creates or revises hardware or software product documentation, which includes installation, operation and maintenance instructions and other technical publications such as technical advisories and release notes.
- Performs work with a high degree of latitude and handles the most complex issues.
- Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter and will act as a lead.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, English, or Engineering (with Technical Writing and/or Integrated Logistics Support experience).
- 7 years of technical writing experience required.
- Ability to collect, research, organize, and synthesize material from inspection of systems, engineering documentation, and oral discussions with personnel responsible for trainer systems.
- Ability to understand and follow contractual requirements and work with stakeholders to clarify and refine those requirements when ambiguous or open to interpretation.
- Experience developing technical documentation of software architectures and tools.
- Ability to sustain customer rapport and interact well within a team environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously, ensuring stakeholder expectations are managed appropriately.
- High proficiency in using MS Office, Visio, HTML documentation, XML (Arbortext or Oxygen), and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong, demonstrated team leadership skills.
- Strong, demonstrated project management skills.
- Must be a United States citizen.
- Required to communicate in English.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain an active Department of Defense security clearance.
- Employee/selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must