Technical Writer 2

About the position

Rincon Research Corporation, a 100% employee-owned company, is looking for an experienced Technical Writer to join the Technical Publications & Business Development Operations Team. We create and publish a variety of technical communications products to support the cutting-edge digital signal processing and communications systems that Rincon designs and delivers to national intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense. At Rincon, we are passionate about fulfilling the national security mission that we are honored to support. Rincon employees work in small interdisciplinary teams, which allows for significant responsibility from the start. You will be a good fit at Rincon if you have a strong work ethic and enthusiasm for working in a high-profile, fast-paced, mission-oriented culture with other clever, bright, hard-working people. Come join the team that is creating cutting edge signal processing and geolocation systems for the future!

Responsibilities

• Enjoy working collaboratively with diverse teams on multiple projects of various sizes.
• Become a key member of the Business Development (BD) Operations Center, supporting Federal Government market surveys, white papers, and proposals, from bid decision through award.
• Pay careful attention to and implement disparate formatting/stylistic guidelines for BD deliverable documents with strict deadlines.
• Be receptive to constructive criticism on writing, editing, and a variety of technical topics.
• Integrate into various teams to collaborate on software and engineering development projects to produce quality project documentation that meets aggressive schedules.
• Produce and maintain full suites of documentation products, including user guides, quick-start guides, training materials, hardware supplements, software and maintenance manuals, and test plan and procedure documentation.
• Work on technical briefings, technical reports, manuals, and marketing materials for high-performance electronic hardware.
• Be willing to grow into a personnel supervisory role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Scientific & Technical Communication, Technical Writing, or related writing or technology-oriented discipline.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 2016 or later products.
• Proficiency in Windows environment.
• Ability to assimilate complex information quickly and translate it into appropriate products for the intended audience.
• Excellent writing fundamentals, including impeccable skills in finding and fixing errors in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI security clearance.
• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.

Nice-to-haves

• Current TS/SCI security clearance.
• Familiarity with Point, GitLab, or similar configuration control and document management systems.
• Familiarity with manipulating PDF files in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Familiarity with graphics-development tools, such as Photoshop, Visio, Gimp, etc.
• Familiarity with Linux command line and environment.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid premiums for family medical and dental insurance, employee life insurance, short-term and long-term disability (STD & LTD).
• Flexible reimbursement spending accounts for medical expense and dependent care.
• Immediate participation and vesting in the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) Plan.
• Employer contributions to RRC's ESOP.
• Employer matching contributions to the company's 401(k) Plan.
• Employer discretionary contributions to the company's 401(k) Plan.