Job Description

Position: Technical Writer Level 3 or 4

Location: Waco, TX 76705

Schedule: 5 days/week onsite - every other Friday off

Duration: 6-month c2h

Start Date: 5/4

Pay Rates:

Level 3 - $35-40/hr

Level 4 - $44-49/hr

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Writer supporting DoD or Military aircrafts
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Experience writing flight/user manuals and/or maintenance/repair manuals
• Experience analyzing engineering drawings

Plusses:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Operational experience in the military
• Experience supporting Air Force programs
• Secret Clearance
• Experience with FrameMaker

Day to Day: An employer in the Waco, TX market is looking for a Technical Writer to join their team. This person is responsible for reviewing flight and maintenance manuals for airborne and ground-based mission systems. Each review involves a thorough examination of operational procedures, such as the theory of operations, troubleshooting, fault isolation, testing, and repair processes. Additionally, the individual will assess training courseware development materials to ensure accuracy and clarity. The Technical Publications team is a group of professionals committed to providing quality and timely publication deliverables for commercial and government projects in a dynamic environment.

• Communicate with contacts inside and outside of own department to explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and other stakeholders to gather information and understand technical specifications and requirements.
• Compile and structure researched technical information for data quality assurance reviews of documentation. Including understanding engineering principles, reading schematics and/or wiring diagrams.
• Perform formatting, grammatical, and technical reviews for illustrated parts catalogs, maintenance manuals, flight operation, mission systems, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and various other documentation for commercial and/or Air Force, Army, or Navy programs.
• Ensure that all documentation adheres to industry standards and best practices, as well as relevant DoD and FAA regulations and guidelines. Including, a strong working knowledge of ATA100, ATA iSpec 2200, MIL-PRF-38807C, Mil-STD-2361C and MIL-STD-37874.
• Work closely with the management team to stay updated on project budgets, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• May manage projects or processes with general supervision.
• Recommends enhancements to systems and processes.
• Works to achieve operational targets for specific programs and projects with moderate impact on departmental results.

Benefit packages for this role are available upon purchase and will start after the first day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law. Consultant will then transfer over to client's benefits upon conversion.

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