Technical Writer and Editor

Booz Allen Hamilton • Beavercreek, OH

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About The Position

The Opportunity: Write and edit modeling and simulation (M&S) technical documentation, user manuals, test plans and reports, and technical briefings. Apply advanced consulting skills and technical expertise, including industry knowledge of government M&S documentation. Work with direction on tasking and timelines, but without oversight while assisting and mentoring team members through the documentation editing and review process.

Requirements

• Experience using LaTeX Editor, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat at the journeyman level
• Ability to edit content from other contributors to ensure consistent voice, compelling and compliant messaging, and lack of spelling, typographical, and grammatical errors
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience writing and editing compelling technical documentation such as reports, letters, and briefing materials, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience writing and editing compelling technical documentation such as reports, letters, and briefing materials

Nice To Haves

• Experience using and modifying styles, cross references, bibliography standardization, and Tables of Content
• Experience working with technical and functional delivery teams on technical documentation
• Knowledge of radio frequency (RF) systems
• Ability to manage a varied workload and balance numerous priorities while meeting tight deadlines
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Communications, Engineering, or a Science field
• Completion of Society for Technical Communication (STC) Courses

Responsibilities

• Write and edit modeling and simulation (M&S) technical documentation
• Write and edit user manuals
• Write and edit test plans and reports
• Write and edit technical briefings
• Apply advanced consulting skills and technical expertise, including industry knowledge of government M&S documentation
• Assist and mentor team members through the documentation editing and review process

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care
• recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees