What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Technical Writer (R3090) Job at Shield AI in Washington position at Shield AI?
About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy software, Hivemind, powers aircraft, drones, and other platforms, enabling complex missions with high reliability in contested environments. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and internationally, Shield AI's products actively support U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn,Twitter, and Instagram.
The Hivemind Division of Shield AI seeks a highly skilled and detail-oriented Technical Writer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, verifying, and sustaining comprehensive documentation for the Hivemind Enterprise product : a software product that enables scalable design, deployment, evaluation and iteration of autonomy architectures for a wide range of robotic platforms. Hivemind Enterprise is a highly technical software product SDKs, tools and user interfaces that satisfy the needs of multiple personae, ranging from operators of autonomous platforms, to AI and test engineers.
This role requires a deep understanding developer facing software products (SDKs, CLI tools, CI Integration, ...), complex configuration systems, extensible software development kits (SDKs) and command line interfaces (CLIs).
What you'll do :
- Be an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise product
- Contribute to the selection of documentation creation platforms and tools
- Work with systems engineering to create programmatic links between Shield AI's system model (created with Cameo Enterprise using SysML 1.6) and the Hivemind Enterprise product's documentation
- Devise a strategy for connecting auto-generated API documentation with hand-written user guides
- Generate technical writing to describe product functionalities
- Generate excellent diagrams and other visual aids to describe supported workflow
Required qualifications :
Preferred qualifications :
108,000 - $162,000 a year
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Total package details for U.S. based positions :
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Total package details for International positions which are roles based outside of the United States (where applicable) :
allowance, equity, international benefits, visa assistance, and relocation assistance.
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Salary : $108,000 - $162,000
