Senior Technical Writer
LED FastStart•Mathews, LA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Technical Writer develops, writes, and edits material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications in print or electronic media.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of technical writing experience.
- Experience in developing content for damage control and/or system manuals.
- Ability to review and comprehend Engineering drawings.
- General knowledge of watercraft vessels and their installed components.
- Extensive computer knowledge, preferably in Arbortext (Epic) Editor or Adobe Frame Maker and Microsoft Office software.
Nice To Haves
- B.S. degree in English or Technical Writing is preferred.
- Knowledge of military publications and specifications, especially for the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and/or U.S. Navy preferred.
- Knowledge of SGML/XML software preferred.
- Knowledge of Interactive Electronic Technical Publications preferred.
Responsibilities
- Writes technical manuals as per government and military standards.
- Reads and comprehends government contracts, standards, etc.
- Shipboard validation lead.
- Enters into configuration status accounting system.
- Manages ECPs.
- Researches and comprehends maintenance tasks and operational procedures on commercial equipment loaded aboard watercraft vessels.
- Other duties assigned or requested by Management.
- Travels when requested for job related functions, such as publications research and shipboard validation.
Benefits
- 401k
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Vision
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
