Sr Specialist, Technical Writer

Specialist, Technical Writing

Job Code: 30661

Job Location:

Greenville, TX (On‑Site)

Job Schedule:

1st Shift 9/80

The Technical Writing Specialist will be a part of the Technical Publications team of professionals committed to providing quality and timely publication deliverables for commercial and government projects in a dynamic environment. Team members are responsible for gathering, composing, and editing technical information to prepare flight manuals, maintenance manuals, and other technical documentation for our warfighters.

• Author a wide variety of Maintenance, Flight, Part, and Operator manuals under US DoD and commercial specifications (MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051/MIL-STD
  2361, ATA 100/iSpec
  2200, S1000D). Author flight checklists for pilots and operators.
• Develop content from Engineering assembly, installation, and component drawings and data.
• Author in structured/unstructured Frame Maker environments for Air Force, Army, or Navy programs.
• Author publications using S1000D tools for digital display.
• Help perform peer reviews of technical publication content.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to distill information for complex software driven hardware and avionics, and then distill information into concise, well‑written step‑by‑step procedures, narrative explanations, and other technical publication content.
• Technical publication authoring experience within structured authoring environments (Structured Frame Maker/Arbor text/S1000D & XML authoring tools) and unstructured authoring environments (Unstructured Frame Maker, Microsoft Word, etc.).
• Consider cost, quality, and schedule factors and use that information to develop and author publications that adhere to cost, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Work well with colleagues, internal customers, and external customers.
• Strong computer skills with solid understanding of MS Office Suite and applications.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI Clearance.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• Bachelor’s Degree with six (6) years of experience authoring technical publications for DoD or Aerospace programs and/or platforms.
• Graduate degree with four (4) years of experience authoring technical publications for DoD or Aerospace programs and/or platforms.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of eight (8) years of experience authoring technical publications for DoD or Aerospace programs and/or platforms.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

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Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.