Technical Writer - Engineering Training Materials/DOD Experience

Seeking a Technical Writer for a Consulting opportunity, assigned to our engineering Client in Orlando. RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING, DRAFTING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAM DOCUMENTS. The position needs to be intimately aware of requirements, specifications, policies, procedures and systems relative to the program and the Company. FORMAT AND REVIEW DELIVERABLE DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PRACTICES AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) STANDARDS, AS REQUIRED

Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, .XML authoring tools

TITLE: TECHNICAL WRITER

LOCATION: ORLANDO

SALARY: UP TO $30/HR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE

Qualifications, Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

- Assist in the day to day processing activities of program documentation.
- RESEARCH AND WRITE USER AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, OPERATIONS MANUALS, TRAINING COURSE MATERIALS, TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS AND PROCEDURE DOCUMENTATION.
- Explain or describe processes in a concise, technical, and professional manner.
- Support continuous improvements for and development of the activities related to Documentation Control for Company deliverables.
- Work in a fast-paced production environment with ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None at the current time.                                        

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE                                      

BACHELORS DEGREE IN ENGLISH, Technical Writing or similar field. Four (4) years of professional experience can be substituted for two (2) years of the educational requirements.

- MINIMUM 4 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING/SIMULATION DISCIPLINE OR RELEVANT INDUSTRY, PERFORMING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT.
- Background in and Knowledge of DoD design documentation required to support simulation and training systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of engineering source data, production design data, logistics source data and other related technical literature, as well as a knowledge of research methodology sufficient to develop authentic technical information.
- Ability to research the operation of training and training support systems, reviewing specifications and/or complex engineering drawings, and physically examining samples as required.
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Acrobat, .XML authoring tools, and software applications used in document development, control and configuration management.
- Experience in the technical manual verification and validation process is desirable.