Specialist, Technical Writer

L3Harris•Fountain, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Writer (L4) for the new Ground Based Radar Digitation (GBRD) Contract located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role involves end-to-end Technical Order Life Cycle Development of the GBRD Contract TO Baseline, creating several Space Force ground-based radar TOs. The position requires developing TOs in accordance with MIL-STDs, TO 00-5 series, and all other Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, and Space Force compliance directives. The Technical Writer will perform all TO development activities, provide support to the TO Manager and lead technical writer in generating project milestone event meeting minutes for TO Guidance Conferences (TOGC) and In-Process Review (IPR) events, and mine technical data from engineering drawings and specifications to develop TOs. Support for site trips involving TO content development, Contractor Certification, and Government Verifications is also required. Collaboration with illustrators, TO QC, and engineering and logistics SMEs is essential for TO development objectives. The role includes providing TO development status updates to the lead technical writer and TO Manager for reporting to the Government customer. Capturing approved limited data rights content from Contractor Furnished Equipment Notices (CFENs) for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) manuals is also a responsibility. The candidate must be a US Citizen and possess or be able to acquire a SECRET security clearance. Travel up to 20% of the year is expected for TO content development, certification, and verification site activities.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to show proof of citizenship
Currently possess, or are able to acquire, at a minimum, a SECRET security clearance
Ability to travel up to 20% of the year in support of TO content development, certification, and verification site activities
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Computer proficiency with MS Office applications: Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Experience with PTC Arbortext Editor – Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) tagging environment, RWS Contenta Explorer (content management system) - Document Management System (DMS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), and RWS XML Professional Publisher (XPP)
Experience with XML tagging environment and high-end document production software
Experience with FrameMaker and FrameMaker+SGML
Experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF software
Ability to analyze technical data based on Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability (SMR) codes to adhere to organizational-level and depot-level maintenance requirements

Responsibilities

Developing TOs in accordance with MIL-STDs, TO 00-5 series, and all other Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, Space Force compliance directives
Performing technical writer role for all TO development activities
Providing support to TO Manager and lead technical writer in generating project milestone event meeting minutes in support of TO Guidance Conferences (TOGC) and In-Process Review (IPR) events
Mining technical data from engineering drawings and specifications (i.e., assembly drawings, interconnection diagrams, A-level specifications, test procedures, etc.) to develop TOs
Supporting site trips involving TO content development, conducting Contractor Certification, and providing support for Government Verifications
Collaborating with illustrators, TO QC, and engineering and logistics SMEs to accomplish required TO development objectives
Providing TO development status to lead technical writer and TO Manager for incremental reporting to Government customer
Capturing approved limited data rights content from Contractor Furnished Equipment Notices (CFENs) for Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) manuals