Principal / Sr. Principal Technical Editor Writer

Description

The company's Defense Systems unit is hiring a technical editor and writer for its Armament Systems business site in Mesa, AZ.

The role is open at Principal (level 3) or Sr. Principal (level 4), depending on your education and years of experience.

The company builds defense systems and works across defense, sustainment, modernization and mission readiness.

Responsibilities

• Write, rewrite and edit technical publications such as procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications and related documents, using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
• Learn the subject matter by interviewing product developers, watching production methods, and reading specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations and trade journals.
• Oversee the creation of illustrations, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts.
• Review finished material for quality.

Requirements

• Skills are weighted ahead of credentials for this role.
• Principal (Level 3): a bachelor's degree and 5 years of related technical editing or writing experience, or a master's degree and 3 years of technical editing experience, or a high school diploma and 9 years of related technical editing or writing experience.
• Principal (Level 3): hands-on experience writing, illustrating and developing mechanical and electrical procedures for field service technical manuals.
• Principal (Level 3): a working command of the principles, concepts, practices and standards of the field.
• Principal (Level 3): knowledge of DoD practices including TO 00-5-1, Mil-STD-38784, MIL-STD-3048 and Mil-STD-1808, and the ability to handle fairly complex professional tasks on your own.
• Principal (Level 3): experience with technical manual standards such as MIL-STD-40051, S1000D and similar.
• Principal (Level 3): ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, specifications and system descriptions.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): a bachelor's degree and 8 years of related technical editing or writing experience, or a master's degree and 6 years of technical editing experience, or a high school diploma and 12 years of related technical editing or writing experience.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): full command of the principles, concepts, practices and standards of the field.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): hands-on experience writing, illustrating and developing mechanical and electrical procedures for field service technical manuals.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): knowledge of DoD practices including TO 00-5-1, Mil-STD-38784, MIL-STD-3048 and Mil-STD-1808, and the ability to handle fairly complex professional tasks on your own.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): experience with technical manual standards such as MIL-STD-40051, S1000D and similar.
• Sr. Principal (Level 4): ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, specifications and system descriptions.
• Preferred qualifications: hands-on work with Raytheon EAGLE software, both LPD and EPS.
• Preferred qualifications: experience with Interleaf Quicksilver.
• Preferred qualifications: advanced skills in Adobe Acrobat and/or Adobe Illustrator.
• Preferred qualifications: experience with Adobe FrameMaker.
• Preferred qualifications: experience creating and working in templates.
• Preferred qualifications: strong PC skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Conditions

Based at the Armament Systems business site in Mesa, AZ.

Travel is required 10% of the time.

No security clearance is needed to start, and no clearance type applies.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Principal (Level 3) base salary: $73,900.00 to $110,900.00. Sr. Principal (Level 4) base salary: $92,200.00 to $138,400.00. These ranges are general guidelines, and offers depend on scope and responsibilities, experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus, paid on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.