SGML Technical Writer

CACI•San Antonio, TX

20d

About The Position

CACI is seeking an experienced USAF Technical Writer to provide support CACI’s Aerospace Solutions Group in San Antonio, TX. If you are looking to reinvent your future CACI would like to speak with you. What You’ll Get to Do: Organizes information and oversees writing assignments according to established graphic standards while maintaining correct order, clarity, conciseness, style, terminology, and grammar for USAF technical orders and other documentation. Conducts extensive research on the subject matter including interviewing and observing subject matter experts, researching journals, on-line sources, and other substantive source material to write scientific and technical materials. Reviews documentation and interfaces with appropriate personnel to make certain technical literature is current and accurate in all published hard copy and electronic media. Interfaces with illustrators, photographers, print and web designers, artists, and other support personnel as required to complete assignments. Oversees the editing, composition, production, and delivery in accordance with applicable specifications, standards, and other requirements. Establishes guidelines and standards for text and graphics. Conducts research on the subject matter including interviewing and observing subject matter experts, researching journals, on-line sources, and other substantive source material to write scientific and technical materials. Manages the coordination of ancillary services and interdepartmental activities required for publication, preparation, and delivery. Produces publications using computerized composition and text-management systems. Maintains constantly high qualitative and quantitative output standards to ensure that quality publications are produced. Completes all projects within the established schedules and authorized funding. Establishes and complies with all applicable specifications, standards, and other project constraints. Establishes and achieves annual quality and productivity goals.

Requirements

US citizenship is required to obtain a Secret clearance.
Secret clearance eligible
Experience with MIL-DTL-87929 Work Package Manuals in SGML.
Able to create and update Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).
Advanced ability to use MS Word (365) and MS Power Point (365) to create a variety of documents, presentations, and flyers using the following skills: Formatting options (including layout designing and editing, table of content creation): Creating efficient standardized templates, forms, tables: Creation and incorporation of graphics
Strong expertise in technical writing, editing, technical drawing, composition, and quality assurance to accomplish a wide variety of technical data publishing efforts.
Experience with USAF change pages, supplement pages, TCTO pages, illustrated parts breakdowns, as well as commercial manuals.
Able to compile and update engineering source data (graphics and text) to prepare for publishing USAF specified technical manual.

Nice To Haves

Best candidates will have experience with S1000D and MIL-DTL-87929 Work Package Manuals
Proficient with XML
Proficient with MS Office applications, SharePoint, Illustrator, Photoshop.
Ability to create and modify illustrations
Development of automated test systems (ATE) and test program sets (TPS) for aircraft electrical, mechanical, avionics, and engine systems
Experience with USG proposal response writing
Knowledge and use of ISO 9001, AS9100 or CMMI quality process standards

Responsibilities

Organizes information and oversees writing assignments according to established graphic standards while maintaining correct order, clarity, conciseness, style, terminology, and grammar for USAF technical orders and other documentation.
Conducts extensive research on the subject matter including interviewing and observing subject matter experts, researching journals, on-line sources, and other substantive source material to write scientific and technical materials.
Reviews documentation and interfaces with appropriate personnel to make certain technical literature is current and accurate in all published hard copy and electronic media.
Interfaces with illustrators, photographers, print and web designers, artists, and other support personnel as required to complete assignments.
Oversees the editing, composition, production, and delivery in accordance with applicable specifications, standards, and other requirements.
Establishes guidelines and standards for text and graphics.
Conducts research on the subject matter including interviewing and observing subject matter experts, researching journals, on-line sources, and other substantive source material to write scientific and technical materials.
Manages the coordination of ancillary services and interdepartmental activities required for publication, preparation, and delivery.
Produces publications using computerized composition and text-management systems.
Maintains constantly high qualitative and quantitative output standards to ensure that quality publications are produced.
Completes all projects within the established schedules and authorized funding.
Establishes and complies with all applicable specifications, standards, and other project constraints.
Establishes and achieves annual quality and productivity goals.