Junior Technical Writer

$79,685 - $79,685/Yr

Belcan - Manassas, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Manassas, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Junior Technical Writer will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical documentation for operations and maintenance procedures in a lab environment and onboard US Navy submarines. This role requires collaboration with engineering teams and the ability to validate and test procedures, ensuring compliance with configuration management principles. The position also involves creating training materials and electronic technical manuals, utilizing agile development principles.

Responsibilities

• Direct and assist in procedure development, troubleshooting, and maintenance in a lab environment and onboard US Navy submarines.
• Provide input and comments during reviews of draft and preliminary MIP/MRCs as needed.
• Validate and test procedures during testing events in the lab, often requiring shift work to complete.
• Develop operations and maintenance procedures for incorporation into electronic technical manuals using engineering source documents and gathering materials from engineering teams.
• Support provisioning technical data packages for AN/BYG-1.
• Develop training using MS Office products to support operations and maintenance training of the AN/BYG 1.
• Use sound configuration management principles to ensure document configuration management is maintained.
• Develop electronic technical manuals to support O-Level operations and maintenance using principles of agile development.
• Understand agile roles and the agile mindset for rapid product development and validation.
• Understand JIRA/DOORS or some repository of standards and requirements.
• Travel to support Navy customers, which may involve work onboard naval vessels in port and at sea.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required within a reasonable period of time.
• Bachelor's or Technology degree in Engineering or a related specialized area/field, or equivalent (4 years job-related experience).
• Experience with one of the following: XHTML, HTML, or XML.
• Technical competence in the setup, monitoring, and documentation of experiments and/or lab equipment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams).
• Ability to research unfamiliar technology well enough to describe and summarize for an end-user; must be comfortable asking questions and collaborating with SMEs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Shows initiative and professionally executes projects with little direction.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments.