Principal Technical Editor and Writer- Product Support

This role is for a Principal Technical Editor and Writer in Product Support at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, based onsite at the Grand Sky Facility in Emerado, North Dakota. The editor will write, rewrite, and edit technical documents such as manuals and specifications for military audiences, and will acquire subject knowledge by interviewing developers and referencing technical materials. The position also involves overseeing illustrative materials and conducting quality reviews of technical manuals.

Responsibilities

• A Technical Editor and Writer is responsible to write, rewrite and/or edit technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively, technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences to include military personnel.
• This position requires the initiative to acquire subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referencing technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals.
• This position also requires active participation in overseeing the preparation of illustrative materials, including the selection of drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts.
• Furthermore, this position requires quality reviews of technical manuals.

Requirements

• 5 Years experience with Bachelors; 3 Years experience with Masters; 1 year experience with PHD
• Experience in IETM data module authoring and development experience using Spec1000D
• Experience with Mil-STD-38784, MIL-STD-3048, Mil-STD-1808, and Tech Manual Style Guide constraints.
• Authoring experience will include Arbortext, SGML and/or XML authoring software, Astoria Navigator common source database, and IETM technical publications development processes.
• Skilled in writing maintenance related procedures (e.g. Descriptive/ Fault Isolation/ Fault Reporting/ Operational/ Procedural & Non-Procedural/ Repair/ Scheduled-Maintenance/ Avionics/ Electrical/ Mechanical - Maintenance Manuals),
• Familiar with using Illustration Part Breakdown (IPB), SpecView IETM viewer to publish and check accuracy of authored artifacts.
• Must be able to attain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Willing to travel to customer designated locations when performing verification events.

Nice to have

• Hands on maintenance experience with RQ4 unmanned aircraft &/or ground segment systems such as USAF Global Hawk, FMS ROK and Japan, NATO AGS, and MQ-4 Triton programs are highly desirable.
• Experienced with using the Interactive, Electronic, Technical Manuals (IETM) Operations and Maintenance Manual (OMM), the Operations and Maintenance Manual development process and participating in Customer Validation and Verification (CVV) events.
• Development processes associated with Time Compliant Technical Orders (TCTO's).
• Lead Writer experience using AGILE & JIRA best practices.