Technical Writer

• Will be responsible for ensuring that RA technical documentation is created and updated in accordance with the most current industry and DoD documentation and applicable program standards
• Responsible for leading the creation, updating, and delivery of RA ART documentation, including Algorithm Design Documentation (ADD), Functional Area Design Documentation (FADDs), applicable Appendices to other program documentation, Program Plans, Procedures, and Processes that fall under the RA ART's responsibility
• Will be responsible for tracking documentation due dates, developing plans to complete documentation, collating inputs from RA product teams to prepare draft and final versions, coordinating across RA product teams to track progress, identifying risks and dependencies, and providing updates to RA leadership as requested
• Collaborating with RA Engineers, Leadership, and other stakeholders to gather feedback on draft documents for incorporation into final versions
• Seek out detailed software design and architecture information from existing documentation and development projects as source material for documentation being created or modified
• Updating information repositories such as Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint
• Track and meet scheduled deadlines for documentation deliverables

Principal Technical Writer

• In coordination with project engineer or analyst, develops documentation in accordance with appropriate standards, data item descriptions (DIDs), DoD directives, military standards and regulations.
• Compiles information for inclusion in documents from interviews with appropriate technical personnel, notes and draft reports, meeting attendance or minutes of meetings, existing documentation, and observance of demonstration, experiments, and equipment operations
• Develop, update, and maintain Army Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) to include Operator, Field/Depot Maintenance, and RPSTL content
• Functional working knowledge of MIL-STD-40051 (IADS/XML)
• Generate IETM changes/updates by analyzing engineering data (drawings, schematics)
• Develop and maintain Maintenance Work Order (MWOs) and Depot Work Maintenance Requirements (DWMRs)
• Facilitate Pubs and MWO validation events at contractor or government facilities
• Participate in Government run verification events
• Independently researches technical issues and develops documentation
• Arranges, outlines and writes documents in accordance with good English principles, commercial standards, military or DoD regulations as appropriate
• Determines level of detail, appropriate standards and formats required, and writes documents to satisfy these requirements
• Applies good security practices for handling all classified documents utilized or generated to ensure that classified information is handled properly during documentation development and completed documents are marked appropriately
• Organizes and oversees work of lower-level technical writers

Technical Writer III

• Ensure RA technical documentation is created and updated using the most current industry, DoD documentation and applicable program standards
• Lead the creation, update, and delivery of RA ART documentation to include; Algorithm Design Documentation (ADD), Functional Area Design Documentation (FADDs), applicable Appendices to other program documentation, Program Plans, Procedures and Process that are the responsibility of the RA ART
• Track documentation due dates, develop plans to complete, collate inputs from RA product teams to prepare draft and final versions, coordinate with RA product teams to track progress, identify risks and dependencies, and provide updates to RA leadership
• Collaborate with and gather feedback from RA Engineers, Leadership, and other stakeholders on draft documents for incorporation into final documents
• Seek out detailed software design and architecture information from existing documentation, and development projects as source material for documentation being created or modified
• Updating information repositories such as Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint
• Track and meet scheduled deadlines for documentation deliverables
• Any other required tasks by the program

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