What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer position at ASRC Federal?
ASRC Federal Technical Services is seeking a Technical Writer to join our Remote Monitoring and Logging System (RMLS) team that supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. This is an on-site position.
RMLS is the FAA’s logging system for recording maintenance work performed on facilities in the National Airspace System (NAS). RMLS provides a rich database of unstructured text; reading every log file.
We are looking for an experienced individual to work independently and in a team environment. This individual:
Provides documentation from concept and design to development and final review.
Creates documentation for a variety of work products, including technical reports, user guides, operations manuals, hardware descriptions, training material, and briefings.
May create graphical images, flow charts, and diagrams for inclusion in documentation and presentations.
May assist stakeholders in defining documentation requirements.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office software products.
Required Skills
Associates degree and ten (10) years of related work experience. OR
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of eight (8) years of related work experience.
Permanent Residency/Green Card (with 3 years residing/working in the US) or US Citizenship is required for the FAA Public Trust/background investigation.
Proven work experience in writing technical documentation.
Ability to:
Deliver high quality documentation, paying close attention to detail.
Quickly grasp complex technical concepts to document them in an easily understandable format using text and pictures.
Work in a team environment to support the team’s goals.
Define documentation requirements.
Create graphical images, flowcharts, and diagrams.
Excellent writing, verbal, and customer relations skills.
Preferred Skills
Knowledge/experience in FAA documentation control, formats, conventions, and terms used for the production of System Support Directives, handbooks, Notices and other NAS documentation.
Ability to adapt to an agile environment.
Essential Job Duties
Daily collaboration with stakeholders (Developers, Product Owners, and Product Managers) to interpret technical information into seamless products.
Responsible for working with teams to obtain in-depth understanding of the application requirements.
Develop, write, and edit standardized technical material for reports, manuals, instruction books and related technical and administrative publications concerning work methods and procedures.
Create videos to help end users understand application features.
Attend and may lead meetings, documentation reviews, working groups, and briefings.
Work Environment
Full-time position with a standard flexible work schedule.
Occasional travel (less than 5%).
Cubicle environment.
