Technical Writer

Ultra Intelligence & Communications•Tampa, FL

About The Position

Ultra Intelligence & Communications is seeking a Technical Writer to join their Mission Solutions business. This role involves providing innovative solutions that streamline the preparation and execution of intricate, mission-critical operations, focusing on enhancing situational awareness, tactical command and control, and seamless video data exchange capabilities within a dynamic, multi-domain environment. The job duties involve researching, writing, illustrating, and organizing ideas for Department of Defense (DoD) technical documentation (Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)), proposals, sales, and marketing content. The individual will analyze government Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), identify required information content, conduct interviews with technical subject matter experts across the team, attend meetings, gather existing relevant source content, identify content gaps, generate required content, and produce consistent, integrated, complete documents with one-voice for customer review.

Requirements

Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
7+ years of applied experience writing technology-focused documentation for government and commercial stakeholders
3+ years of experience planning, scheduling, coordinating, and managing technical documentation and proposal content generation, and delivery, across distributed diverse teams and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
At least 5 years of experience with technical-focused documentation generation for United States DoD customers
Proven verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills – must provide samples of excellent technical writing skills
Experience in all phases of government proposal development and production, and all response volumes
Excellent verbal, written, and illustrated communication skills
Mastery of English grammar, mechanics, and usage
Expert/Advanced computer skills (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Visio, Acrobat, etc.) or other typesetting tools
Experience with graphical illustration

Responsibilities

Coordinate DID requirements with contributors, and provide CDRL status information in review meetings; translate engineering content into effective CDRL documentation
Implement consistent language that meet DID requirements
Understand the audience and craft simple language to drive accurate understanding of complex ideas
Communicate with one-voice; rewrite sections to change unclear or non-compliant text into readable and grammatically correct English
Translate inputs, verbiage and technical diagrams, from various engineers into one-voice for CDRLs
Maintain technical content configuration management library for documentation
Ensure stakeholders clearly understand substance of documentation, and approve of technical and business positioning
Execute through multi-tasking and prioritization to deliver high quality final products on schedule to meet deadlines; know when to collaborate and when to work independently
Understand government customer and stakeholder documentation requirements and evaluation criteria
Apply industry best practices to develop high-quality, compelling proposal responses that maximize the likelihood of winning
Develop clear, concise, and compliant content that fully addresses request for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP), and request for information (RFI) requirements
Leverage strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills to foster collaboration and effectively engage with diverse teams and stakeholders