Senior II Technical Writer (Senior II Writer/Editor)

Micro Systems Consultants Inc•Washington, DC

44d•Hybrid

About The Position

MicroSystems Automation Group (MSAG) is a small business providing Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Physical Solutions products and services since 1987. This position will support their Airport Engineering Support Team, providing design, review, and update support to advisory circular engineering briefs and other technical documentation. The role is mostly remote, supporting a remote team, but requires regular visits to the customer site in Washington, D.C.

Requirements

Ability to lead project work as well as contribute as a part of a larger team.
Well-versed in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Must be eligible to achieve Public Trust clearance.
15 years relevant experience
A four-year degree in education, English, journalism, history, political science, arts, or equivalent degrees are required. Graphic design and similar degrees are allowable.

Nice To Haves

Experience using virtual work tools, such as Teams, SharePoint recommended.
Ability to analyze issues and find effective solutions fostering innovation, efficiency, and growth.
Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, fostering teamwork and collaboration.
Strong communication and content creation skills using various formats and media (i.e. videos, presentations, writing, and speaking.)
Strong customer-service and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Support writing, editing, and publishing technical documentation including related artifacts required for the FAA's records archive.
Review and edit documents to ensure compliance with applicable technical standards.
Administrative and tracking support for web-based applications.
Coordination and collaboration with various internal and external Airports personnel.
Organize materials and complete writing projects according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
Use software tools such as Microsoft Office (MS) suite and SpecsIntact to edit, review, format, and publish nationally-distributed FAA publication products and materials.
Create and/or maintain standard templates for publications.
Select and utilize photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate published material.
Review pre-published documents for correctness, compliance with industry accepted standards, Federal government legislative and regulatory requirements, and user standards specified in technical orders and style guides.
Maintain document versioning/tracking requirements for publications.
Support maintenance updates of AAS-100 owned/managed regulatory guidance (80+ ACs).
Maintain the FAA's repository of ACs and associated issues.
Maintain records and files of completed work, including revisions.
Maintain the FAA's KSN (SharePoint) site and MSAG's AES Teams site to ensure files are organized, standardized, and retained according to requirements.
Conduct quality assurance reviews of deliverables prior to delivery – review for consistency and compliance with style guides and FAA requirements.
Assist with the creation of educational and training videos and ensure compliance with FAA's branding, style guidelines, and security requirements.
Utilize various tools (including but not limited to) MS Office applications, Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator) to remediate complex documents in various formats (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for 508 compliance and accessibility.
Utilize Adobe Acrobat to create high-quality PDF conversions and 508-compliant tagging.
Assist with development of documents to track and/or showcase team's progress and accomplishments and foster growth, such as program management reviews, proposals, and data visualizations.
Document and track technical and non-technical requirements for projects to ensure customer needs are met.
Participate in work order request assessments and make recommendations on distribution.
Other duties as assigned.