Technical Writer

L3HHCM20 • Salt Lake City, UT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Military Specifications Technical Writer to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT. This skilled Technical Writer will be responsible for authoring, editing, and proofing a variety of technical documents, including Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Manuals (TMs), and User’s Manuals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in SGML and XML.
• Experience authoring O&M Manuals, TOs, TMs, and related technical documents.
• Experience with military specifications and standards (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807).

Nice To Haves

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe FrameMaker.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong editing and proofing skills.
• Ability to research and comprehend detailed technical processes.
• Experience with S1000D data modules and project management.
• Understanding of Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) and Common Source Database (CSDB) development standards.
• Security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) or ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Author technical documents in compliance with military specifications and standards.
• Utilize Standard Generalized Markup Language(SGML) and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML) for document creation.
• Collaborate with engineers, customer representatives, subject matter experts, vendors, and internal teams to gather and analyze technical information.
• Ensure documents meet proper grammar, punctuation, and formatting requirements.
• Manage project timelines and workloads effectively.
• Integrate style sheets, programming scripts, XML, SGML, and FOSI (Formatting Output Specification Instance) programming.

What This Job Offers

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