Electronic Publication Specialist

DirectViz Solutions•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Electronic Publication Specialist converts, develops, maintains, validates, and publishes technical manuals in accordance with applicable Army Military Standards. The role primarily focuses on converting and maintaining electronic technical publications using XML/SGML, PTC Arbortext, IADS, UltraEdit, Visual Studio Code, and related GOTS macros and scripting tools. Technical illustration and graphic manipulation are secondary duties performed as needed to support accurate, usable, and complete publications. The specialist works independently and with integrated technical-publication teams, coordinating with Government customers, technical personnel, engineers, and other stakeholders to resolve publication requirements and technical-data issues. The role also includes quality assurance and troubleshooting of converted publications, as well as creating or modifying technical illustrations and graphics when required.

Requirements

Experience or skills in XML and SGML development and editing.
Skills using UltraEdit Studio, Visual Studio Code, PTC Arbortext, IADS 4.x, and Adobe Acrobat.
Technical-publication quality assurance and validation skills.
Ability to interpret technical manuals, engineering information, and source data.
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies or missing technical data.
Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong command of English.
Ability to maintain focus during scheduled working hours and perform prolonged desk-based computer work.
Ability to lift and move objects weighing up to 15 pounds as needed.
Strong organizational skills, business correspondence proficiency, and self-management capabilities.
Ability to learn and retain routine tasks and processes and adapt to additional responsibilities or changes in duties.

Nice To Haves

Technical illustration experience.
Experience with Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, and AutoCAD.
Basic CAD knowledge.
Image manipulation and optimization skills.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and photographs to develop technical graphics.
Experience developing graphics for Army or DoD technical publications.
Experience supporting Army/DoD technical manuals, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), or Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETPs), especially converting legacy publication content into structured XML/SGML and validating finished products in IADS.

Responsibilities

Convert and digitize technical manuals and other publications into XML/SGML-based electronic formats in accordance with applicable Military Standards and customer requirements.
Use UltraEdit macros and other conversion tools to transform PDF and legacy technical-publication content into structured XML/SGML.
Code, edit, and troubleshoot XML and SGML to ensure correct tagging, structure, formatting, and functionality.
Develop, maintain, and validate technical publications using PTC Arbortext and IADS 4.x.
Review and reorganize technical content to improve structure, consistency, readability, and compliance.
Identify missing, incomplete, inconsistent, or improperly formatted technical data and coordinate corrections.
Perform quality assurance and validation testing to verify content accuracy, hyperlinks, graphics, formatting, navigation, and overall publication functionality.
Troubleshoot conversion, tagging, formatting, and publishing issues and implement corrective actions.
Work independently and collaboratively within integrated technical-publication teams.
Interface with Government customers, technical personnel, engineers, and other stakeholders to resolve publication requirements and technical-data issues.
Create, modify, and maintain technical illustrations when needed to support technical manuals and electronic publications.
Develop illustrations using source materials such as photographs, engineering drawings, existing technical data, and physical equipment inspections.
Modify and optimize graphics to meet Army and Government technical-publication requirements.
Perform image manipulation, cleanup, enhancement, and format conversion using graphics applications.
Coordinate with customers and technical personnel to resolve graphic specifications and illustration requirements.
Maintain representative work samples or a portfolio of technical illustrations when required.
Maintain focus and awareness throughout scheduled working hours; perform tasks requiring prolonged sitting or standing at a desk using a computer, mouse, and keyboard.
Lift and move objects weighing up to 15 pounds as needed.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, learn and retain routine tasks and processes, and maintain organization, attention to detail, and self-management.
Perform essential job functions satisfactorily and adapt to additional responsibilities or changes to assigned duties.