Technical Writer/Editor

CACI International • Los Rnchs Abq, NM

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About The Position

Receive assignment and technical information from a supervisor, may be provided notes or manuals containing operating procedures and details, and may observe production, developmental or experimental activities to expand or verify the provided operating procedures and details. Support technical standards and methods for photographing, cataloging, using, and archiving unique DOD and common commercial equipment. Participate in documentation quality improvement efforts. Collaborate and share technical information with various technical, administrative, CAD, and logistics support groups within the facility. Coordinate technical manual development and improvement with technical experts; both local and remote. Write or revise material that is mostly standardized for technical and administrative publications, reports, manuals, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related concerned with work methods and procedures, and installation, operation, and maintenance of machinery and other equipment. Organize material and complete writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology, maintain records and files of work and revisions, select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material, assist in laying out material for publication, duplication and distribution of material.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years of Technical Writing experience preferred.
• Current Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint work sites

Responsibilities

• Support technical desktop publication and quality standards for facility work instructions, style sheets, and style guide.
• Use established templates (Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Office, et.al.).
• Access data relative to operation, maintenance, and service of equipment, such as manufacturers' catalogs, drawings, parts lists, and specifications for integration into existing and newly developed documentation and deliverables.
• Take photos of equipment installations, maintenance, and ancillary equipment.
• Edit photos to ensure quality pictures are used in manuals, which includes enhancements, adding callouts, and working with line graphics.
• Review CAD drawings for part number information and updates required for inclusion in documentation.
• Follow established editing procedures to ensure quality of deliverables.
• Follow established project priority working with local work order systems (ServiceDesk Plus and/or Jira)
• Core software (or ability to learn): Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw and/or Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pro, Microsoft Word, Autodesk Vault Viewer.

Benefits

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

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