Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP) is hiring: Technical Editor and Write...
Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP) - Palmdale, CA, United States, 93552
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Requisition ID: R10185883
Category: Communications
Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States of America | Palmdale, California, United States of America | San Diego, California, United States of America | Saint Augustine, Florida, United States of America | Roy, Utah, United States of America
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
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.
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:
Sierra Vista, AZ
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 to various military customers.
Acquires subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, and 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.
Minimum qualifications:
Typically, the ideal person will have 3 years of experience in writing/editing technical documents 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.
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, 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.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
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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