Technical Writer

Lockheed Martin • Liverpool, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lockheed Martin is a global leader in aerospace, defense, and technology solutions, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation and shaping the future of the industry. With a rich legacy of excellence and a commitment to delivering advanced capabilities to our customers, we are proud to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and engineering. At Lockheed Martin, we're revolutionizing the aerospace and defense sector through groundbreaking technology, advanced manufacturing processes, and a world-class team of professionals. Our mission-driven approach and unwavering dedication to excellence ensure that we continue to deliver superior products and solutions to our customers around the world. The candidate will be a member of the Global Sustainment Technical Publications team supporting Rotary and Mission System programs in Liverpool, NY.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 3 years of professional experience; or 1 year of professional experience with a related Masters degree.
• Must demonstrate strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of a team, including virtual teams, as required.
• Ability to author technical content for procedure manuals, services manuals, and related technical publications that describe installation, operation and maintenance of electronic, electrical, mechanical, and other equipment.
• Ability to author technical content that adheres to required standards, style guidance, contract requirements, and using clear and concise language.
• Ability to meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Familiar with structured authoring and XML authoring tools.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required

Nice To Haves

• Experience authoring to military standards, especially 40051-2C and S1000D.
• Experience with XML authoring tools, such as ArborText.

Responsibilities

• Write, rewrite and/or edit technical documents such as Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences.
• Acquire subject knowledge by interviewing product developers and engineers, observing performance of production methods, gathering data from technical specifications, design documentation, software interfaces and specifications, assembly illustrations, and schematics.
• Support IETM/Technical Manual validations and verifications by collecting redlines and updating content as required.
• Participate in project team meetings and meet deadlines with support of team lead.

Benefits

• health insurance
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• competitive salary offerings
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP
• Education Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
• Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
• This position is incentive plan eligible.

What This Job Offers

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