Documentation/Technical Writer
COLSA
- Ogden, UT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Writes technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions under guidance of senior-level staff.
- Revises and edits reports, articles, manuals, specifications, presentation materials, and other technical documents
- Interprets information obtained through research or provided by technical specialists
- Applies knowledge of field-specific documentation content and format standards to prepare, edit, and publish technical materials
- Create and ensure various types of documentation are accurate, readable, well organized and geared toward intended user
- Apply knowledge and skills to develop improvements to documentation systems
- Gather, organize and format information for inclusion in documentation
- Senior-level staff may supervise more-junior staff
- Bachelor's degree Journalism, English, Fine Arts, Business, Communications or related field and knowledge in specialized field (preferrably STEM related), e.g., science, engineering, etc. + 4 years of experience
- MS degree + 2 years of experience
- PHD + 1 year of experience
- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas desirable: Science, Engineering, Management, Finance, Administrative and Acquisition Systems, Regulatory Systems and related areas
- Work experience in tech environments performing technical writing and editing functions
- Expert-level experience in word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint, etc.
- Impeccable written English skills
- Strong team player with outstanding communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
- Strong customer advocate mentality
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Ability to establish and follow style and usage guidelines
- Ability to drive and follow cross-team processes
- Journeyman skillset includes ability to perform all stated/implied duties within this tier and those reasonably derived from preceding tier"
- Bachelor's degree Journalism, English, Fine Arts, Business, Communications or related field
- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas desirable: Science, Engineering, Management, Finance, Administrative and Acquisition Systems, Regulatory Systems and related areas
- Prior experience in support of Minuteman III (MMIII) and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) ICBMs.
- Bachelor's degree Journalism, English, Fine Arts, Business, Communications or related field and knowledge in specialized field (preferrably STEM related), e.g., science, engineering, etc. + 4 years of experience
- MS degree + 2 years of experience
- PHD + 1 year of experience
- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas desirable: Science, Engineering, Management, Finance, Administrative and Acquisition Systems, Regulatory Systems and related areas
- Work experience in tech environments performing technical writing and editing functions
- Expert-level experience in word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint, etc.
- Impeccable written English skills
- Strong team player with outstanding communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
- Strong customer advocate mentality
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly
- Ability to establish and follow style and usage guidelines
- Ability to drive and follow cross-team processes
- Journeyman skillset includes ability to perform all stated/implied duties within this tier and those reasonably derived from preceding tier"
- Bachelor's degree Journalism, English, Fine Arts, Business, Communications or related field
- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas desirable: Science, Engineering, Management, Finance, Administrative and Acquisition Systems, Regulatory Systems and related areas
- Prior experience in support of Minuteman III (MMIII) and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) ICBMs.