Technical Writer

KBR - Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Full-time

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Technical Writer position at KBR involves providing technical writing support for the Project Manager Intelligence Systems & Analytics - Army (PM IS&A) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. The role focuses on developing and revising technical documentation, ensuring compliance with military standards, and collaborating with various teams to enhance documentation processes.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical writing support for program office.
• Identify, plan, and revise technical writing project requirements and deliverables.
• Works with program/project teams to develop various engineering specifications, field procedures, and software and hardware user documentation.
• Organizes material and completes writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Meets with various groups to discuss documentation requirements and gather data to be included in the documents.
• Reviews government standards to verify and update documentation to conformance.
• Tracks product updates and ensures that they are reflected in the documentation.
• Participates in team meetings and contributes to the establishment of improved documentation processes.
• Works with technical resources to improve document quality and usability.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English or related area required.
• At least five (5) years direct experience of applicable military standards, specifications and test practices is required.
• Eight (8) years of quantifiable technical writing experience may substitute degree.
• Detail-oriented with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Experience must demonstrate the ability to conceptualize, format, structure, write, edit and finalize technical manuals, orders, specifications, modification work orders, and test plans, procedures and results.
• Direct experience in writing, editing and managing technical documentation and operator/maintenance manuals for military systems and equipment.
• An active secret level clearance is required.