McBride Consulting LLC has an exciting opportunity for a
Senior Technical Writer providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC / HBD), Theater Battle Control Division. The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air / Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air / Missile Defense, and Mobile / Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.
This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.
You will be responsible for the following :
Duties includ e, but not limited to :
- Obtaining, analyzing, and selecting the pertinent information
- Determining the most logical and effective sequence of the narrative
- Determining the overall length and tone based on the objectives, the medium, and the audience
- Writing the material
- Consulting on or selecting illustrative material
- Preparing the material for publication
- Write technical direction on product announcements, marketing brochures, advertisements, and marketing specifications
- Meet with customer representatives, vendors, system engineers, and program managers to establish technical specifications
- Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples
- Create user documentation for a variety of material, including how-to guides and instruction manual
- Prepare charts, graphs, or forms to go along with rough drafts
- Ensure document contents follow required formats
- Write clear and concise policies and procedures
- Ensure consistency of wording among multiple documents
- Create table of contents and cite sources
- Submit copies to managers for feedback
- Maintain electronic library or all signed documents and final presentations
- Provide updates and different editions as necessary
Requirements
Citizenship : Must be a US citizen
Minimum Required Qualifications
Clearance : Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance
Education : BA / BS degree
Years’ experience : 10+ years of experience, with at least five years supporting DoD programs
Technical writing experience within the DoD relative to information and / or business systems environmentAbility to work on technical content for learning about, getting started, using, configuring, deploying, integrating, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting software systems, products, tools, and services.Ability to use and learn to use different authoring, development, and design tools such as GitLab, Website maintenance, Markdown, Javascript, Figma, and Lucid.Additionally, knowledge management, information architecture, and content design and content strategy skills are all relevant and applicable to contributing to the mission.Excellent writing skills and strong command of the English language, including grammarStrong attention to detailAbility to work well with other organizations and personnel with disparate backgroundsStrong organizational skills and ability to multi-taskStrong technical, analytical and interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently and with a teamAdditional Information
Location : Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts
Onsite
Benefits
401(k)Dental insuranceHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time offProfessional development assistanceReferral programVision insurance