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Technical Editor and Writer / Principal Technical Editor and Writer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Palmdale, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $67100 – $124300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and 6 years of relevant experience; or B.S. or B.A. degree (Technical or Professional Writing, English, or Communications) and 2 years of relevant experience for LEVEL 2
- High school diploma or equivalent and 9 years of relevant experience; or B.S. or B.A. degree (Technical or Professional Writing, English, or Communications) and 5 years of relevant experience; or Masters with 3 Years experience for LEVEL 3
- Experience in technical editing and writing with strong writing and editing skills, including ability to manipulate usage and grammar
- Experience with SGML
- Experienced in aviation or aerospace industry
- Experienced in file configuration management
- Experienced in querying authors for clarity and compliance purposes
- Skilled in Microsoft Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint
- 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
Responsibilities
- Write, rewrite and/or edit technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications
- Acquire subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referring to technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals
- Negotiate and integrate different viewpoints, relay, and receive information and collaborate in a team environment
- In a Scrum master role, work under a production schedule, oversee preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts
- Conduct quality review of materials and mentor and/or instruct junior writers
Preferred Qualifications
- Active DoD Top Secret security clearance
- History of collaboration in small teams with different organizations
- Proficient in the interpretation of engineering data such as parts list, application list, notes list and print reading
- Experienced with configuration management
- Experienced in creating multi-configuration, multi-effectivity indentured parts lists from engineering data
- Ability to identify and possibly work around limited engineering data
