Technical Writer II

Role Description

Red Peak Technical Services, LLC a subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC has an opportunity for a Technical Writer II. This position will support the F5 Adversary FST technical publication sustainment using FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Acrobat suite.

This position is remote within the United States. Pay rate depends on county and state of residence based on current, incorporated wage determinations.

• Work as an integral part of an existing technical publication team to produce technical manual changes, modified revisions, conversions, and/or new manual development for NAVAIR using Adobe Suite, FrameMaker, Illustrator, and Photoshop software.
• Create illustrations from source and edit existing graphics and wiring diagrams in support of technical publication updates.
• Perform Quality Assurance (QA) review of technical publication technical data for compliance to military specifications and standards.
• Perform QA review for consistency, usability, and accuracy of data.
• Prepare technical publication PDF conversion, linking, and bookmarking according to Naval Air Technical and Engineering Command (NATEC) PDF Conversion Guidelines.
• Familiarity with technical publication styles and formatting for work package and conventional style technical publications for aircraft systems.
• Report to the technical lead of the F5 contractor team and primarily be involved in the QA of deliverables.
• May assist with managing personnel, workload, and tasks.
• Monitor the POA&M for deliverables due to QA and ensure completion for on-time deliveries.
• Work closely with the technical lead to develop consistency and training on the FrameMaker technical publication updates.

Payrate: $32.72 to $36.21 Hourly

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent study in a subject matter field such as English, communications, technology, technical writing, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience as a technical writer of military specifications, standards, and technical manuals.
• Experience using Adobe Suite, FrameMaker, Illustrator, and Photoshop software in providing technical writing and document support.
• Must be a US Citizen.

Requirements

• Experience in developing, updating, and QA of technical publications using Adobe Suite, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Adobe Acrobat software suite.
• Managing large volumes of manual content, master pages, cross-references, and conditional text for different equipment configurations.
• Graphics standardization by adhering to line weights, scaling, and formatting rules mandated by military specifications.
• Image optimization by modifying, cropping, and cleaning up engineering photos or field imagery.
• Documenting, planning, support, and writing for project, presentation, and proposal related work.
• Supporting engineering, management, and administrative staff in organizing, assembling, and writing technical proposals, presentations, and related materials.
• Deliverables experience processing Technical Manual Deficiency/Evaluation Reports (TMSDRs/IRACs) and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs).

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity.
• Competitive pay rate based on location.