Technical Writer

Technical Writer

Bedford, MA

Location

Bedford, MA, US

Job Category

Technical Writing Jobs

Clearance Required

TS/SCI

Potential for Telecommute

On-Site

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Technical Writer to join our team in Hanscom, Massachusetts. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. To start, they must have an active SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including system of systems architecture and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation.

• Writes and edits technical documentation for all the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation.

• Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.

• Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.

• Gather technical information and prepare written text.

• Maintain a current internal documentation library.

• Use multiple word processing and presentation tools (e.g.,MS Word, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)

• Maintain configuration management of all technical writing products

• Collaborate with Knowledge Management and maintain appropriate metadata to keep all technical writing in a discoverable Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

• 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 and write technical copies for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.

• Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.

• Coordinate layout and design of documents.

• Research highly technical subject matter and organizes information from multiples sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.

• Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.

• Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.

• Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems.

• Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.

• Produce technical documentation for C3BM programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies

• Apply technical manual standards to work products

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