WORK SHIFT : Hours may vary between - hours per week.
This position is for a Technical Editor.
Description
A major Aerospace company (Mission Systems) seeks an experienced Technical Editor. The successful candidate will join our high performing team to develop technical documentation for advanced military sensors and systems, integrated on platforms.
Responsibilities :
- Edit technical documents to ensure compliance with spelling, grammar and punctuation, style, layout and specification requirements.
- Collaborate with task / team leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to publish and deliver documents.
- Develop templates based on style guides to adhere to military specifications and standards of technical writing.
- Perform Desktop Publishing tasks for all program technical data products and publish materials in hardcopy and electronic formats.
Basic Qualifications for level :
Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, - years' technical editing experience.Minimum - years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.Experience with structured (HTML, SGML, or XML, and S or DITA) content.Excellent attention to detail.Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.Knowledge of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE ) specification.Self-motivated with good problem solving and organization skills.Basic Qualifications for level :
Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, - years' technical editing experience, years' experience with Master's.Minimum years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.Minimum of years' experience editing page-based and structured (HTML, SGML, and XML, and SD and DITA) content.Excellent attention to detail.Experience with structured technical data.Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.Excellent problem solving and organization skills.Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).Preferred Qualifications :
Minimum of years' experience with structured authoring applications, such as : MadCap, FrameMaker, or Arbortext.Experience with Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE ).Member of the Society for Technical Communicators (STC).Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS / SCI).Comments for Suppliers : This position is for a Technical Editor.