Sr. Specialist, Technical Writing

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Job Description:

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Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Technical Writing

Job Code: 42464

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

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Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced technical writer.

Essential Functions:

• Proficiency in researching and analyzing detailed technical data and processes to extract technical information

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Strong editing, proofreading, and formatting skills

• Confidence and experience with team coordination, including working with engineers, customer representatives, subject matter experts, vendors, and technical personnel

• Team lead experience and ability to interact with and mentor employees at all experience levels

• Agility with changing priorities and workloads, strong time management skills, and ability to manage project budgets

• Experience authoring Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Manuals (TMs), User’s Manuals, and other related technical documents in various formats

• Experience with military and aerospace technical documentation requirements, such as standards and specifications (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807, S1000D)

• Knowledge of XML and SGML technologies, including creating and integrating style sheets and programming scripts

• S1000D and IETM experience

• Understanding of Common Source Database (CSDB) development standards, best practices, and protocols

• Experience with Earned Value (EV) and project management

Qualifications:

·      Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Expert with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Expert with Adobe Acrobat

• Occasional travel required

• Ability to obtain security clearance and maintain eligibility requirements to access U.S. classified information