Specialist, Technical Writing

Job Description:

Job Title: Specialist, Technical Writing

Job Code: 42464

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced technical writer.

Essential Functions:

·      Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·      Strong editing, proofreading, and formatting skills

·      Proficiency in researching and analyzing detailed technical processes to extract technical information

·      Confidence and experience with team coordination, including working with engineers, customer representatives, subject matter experts, vendors, technical personnel, and the internal illustration team

·      Adaptable to changing priorities and workloads and able to work independently

·      Strong time-management skills

·      Proficient with Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML)

·      Experience authoring Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Manuals (TMs), User’s Manuals, and other related technical documents in various formats

·      Familiar with military and aerospace technical documentation requirements, such as standards and specifications (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807, S1000D)

·      Familiar with SGML and/or XML content for DoD operation and maintenance manuals

·      Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

·      Proficient with Adobe Acrobat

Qualifications:

·      Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

·      Occasional travel required

·      Ability to obtain security clearance and maintain eligibility requirements to access U.S. classified information