What are the responsibilities and job description for the Documentation Specialist position at Precise Systems?
About Us
Precise Systems is a solutions-based company that focuses on innovation in support of the warfighters. We align our expertise to deliver the highest quality of service, leveraging our highly skilled workforce to provide expert consultation on network and weapons systems acquisition programs, maintenance/modernization programs, and sustainment programs.
We have perfected our ability to manage customer needs, offering exceptional service and the Precise solution. Our commitment to excellence drives us to deliver high-quality documentation that meets customers' and end-users' needs.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Technical Writer to provide support to our NSWC Crane customer. The successful candidate will develop high-quality documentation with minimal guidance, ensuring coherence and ease of use. They will comply with corresponding standards, style guides, and directives, meeting the needs of customers and end-users.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
- Write and edit technical documentation for all project hardware and software, including installation, configuration, and how-to documentation.
- Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
- Gather technical information, prepare written text.
- Maintain a current internal documentation library.
- Use multiple word processing and presentation tools, such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
- Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides, manuals, and technical publications.
- Coordinate layout and design of documents.
- Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
- Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.
- Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.
- Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer-related information.
- Work independently preparing and maintaining highly complex systems, programming, and operations documentation, procedures, and methods.
Requirements
- Ten (10) years' experience as a Technical Writer in DoD Weapon Systems programs required.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university required.
- Able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.
