Technical Writer 3

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing, reviewing, revising, and maintaining technical documents, including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.
• Write and edit technical documentation for the project’s hardware and software, including installation, configuration and how-to documentation.
• Create code documentation for software.
• Produce implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities.
• Provide field, data definition, and data flow documentation and format technical publications from pamphlets, drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of experience as a TW on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. 
• A bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline from an accredited college or university is required. 
• A master’s degree in a technical or business discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to six (6) years of experience. 
• Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Required Capabilities

• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
• Gather technical information, prepare written text
• Maintain a current internal documentation library
• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio etc.
• Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications
• Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
• Work on all phases of documentation
• Understand basic concepts (including basic grammar concepts) and write technical copy for various documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to various audiences.
• Coordinate layout and design of documents.
• Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is understandable to a wide audience of readers.
• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other sources.
• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.