What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Documentation Specialist position at EliteTechnical?
Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has an immediate opening in Canonsburg, PA for an Engineering Documentation Specialist who understands engineering documentation, ECNS, etc. and collaborate in a team environment to create and validate technical documentation for our client's Navy customers and sailors. Your mission is to produce exceptionally well-written and presented materials, and to develop the infrastructure and tools needed to create and maintain this documentation across our product range.
The initial contract is for 12 months with the strong potential to extend or convert based on job performance and business needs. The selected Technical Writer will be required to work onsite M-F in the Canonsburg, PA office.
Responsibilities :
Generate, review, and edit documentation that is user-focused and of the highest quality
Contribute to our technical writing tools, working on everything from style guides to the documentation lifecycle and review process
Work with Engineering to deliver accurate and compliant documentation that not only informs and instructs, but provides a straightforward user experience
Learn new information quickly and handle increasing responsibilities with growing complexity
Required Skills
Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance (active clearance is preferred)
Bachelor-s degree in a related specialized area or field, or equivalent is preferred plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. If no degree, an additional 4-years of TW experience is required.
2 years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation for an informed audience
Solid understanding of DoD MIL standards and style guides and the ability to adhere to and implement such standards to technical documentation
Advanced skills with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and PDF file type formats
Understanding and demonstrated practice of documentation revision / version control
Experience reading and interpreting software and hardware user documentation, complex technical products, and highly structured certification processes
Experience working in digital collaboration environments such as Teams and SharePoint. Prior use of document automation platforms, for example PandaDoc, would be a benefit.
Basic development proficiency - we value the ability to apply technical best practices to documentation systems
Demonstrated passion for excellent documentation and user experiences
Clear and persuasive writing and in-person communication skills, for a variety of audiences
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