Technical Writer

Technical Writer Responsible for creating, maintaining, and controlling all technical documentation. Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Project Management to ensure documentation is accurate, compliant, and effectively managed throughout the product lifecycle Job Description:

• Work with Engineering, Project Management and Manufacturing personnel to generate, revise and implement various types of technical documentation, as required, to support the sale, design, assembly, installation and delivery of all Company systems and products.
• Generate and revise system manuals, white papers, standard operating procedures, Human Resource and operational policies and procedures, customer submittals and various other forms of documentation in both hard and soft versions.
• Revamp and Maintain Company document control system for all forms of documentation including engineering drawings, quality documents, forms, customer-supplied documents, manuals and regulatory documents using both electronic and manual (paper) methods.
• Oversight of all Engineering documents; to include: generation, modification, and control of specification releases, ECNs, drawings, part numbers, and other related documentation.
• Establish system and departmental procedures for proper record keeping and train and educate staff accordingly.
• Maintain database of all documentation to allow for easy retrieval and modification.
• Ensure generation of company product names and numbers conforms with protocols and avoids repetitiveness.
• Understand and ensure project related compliance with all customer, local, state and Federal and customer required safety and quality standards and processes.
• Responsible for ensuring all personnel assigned to a Project, and deployed to a customer location, are properly briefed, trained, and authorized to meet the requirements.
• Potential domestic travel to customer sites and/or other VJ locations to document operational workflow or provide training (approx. 10%).
• Special projects as needed.

• Associate's degree in technical or related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in comparable technical writing, technical publishing, documentation control, or compliance position in a technical or manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in the English language with superior written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise in all Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Ability to understand and interpret various physical, mechanical, and electrical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics
• Experienced in the use of Adobe and other desktop publishing programs.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, self-motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills and the willingness and ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Legally authorized to work in the US and able to access Government sites and successfully pass a complete background check and drug test
• Ready, able and willing to travel to customer and/or other Company locations domestically and internationally, as required.

• Bachelor's Degree in technical or related discipline
• Previous experience as a Trainer or providing safety, quality or related training or employee briefings
• Experience providing documentation and submittals in a Government Contracting environment.
• Prior position with responsibility for creating or maintaining standard operating procedures.
• Knowledge of all OSHA standards and requirements

• Regularly required to sit, walk, bend, and stand with potential for sitting for prolonged periods of time
• Expected to effectively communicate in person, on phone, and via email and other electronic devices on a continual and repetitive basis.
• Will need to repeatedly use hands to finger, handle, feel and operate standard office equipment
• Day to day responsibilities may require lifting, moving, carrying, and maneuvering materials up to 25 pounds alone; heavier with assistance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and the ability to Must be able to fulfill essential job function in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner