Description

Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show you how to unleash your potential.

Leidos currently has an opening for a Technical Editor for the 363rd ISRW/365th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Nellis AFB. As a Technical Editor, assists in the production and review of intelligence products. This includes proofreading and editing, cataloguing, maintaining, and archiving technical publications in a variety of formats (to include hard copy and digital) including reports, manuals, briefs, guides, instructions, training materials, procedures, and related materials in support of USAF flying units. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilize knowledge of various writing, editing, printing and publication standards, techniques and technology to edit, organize, format, and produce tactics documents for worldwide distribution; to include drafting, editing, designing the AFTTP 3-1.Threat Guide, Threat to Aerospace Operations (TTAO) manuals, intelligence reports, intelligence analysis articles and pamphlets.
• Provide expertise in reviewing, analyzing, organizing, and formatting required technical material using word processing and web-based applications per established unit and Intelligence Community standards with respect to order, style, terminology, and sequencing.
• Work closely with production management and intelligence analysts to ensure intelligence publications are logical, comprehensive, and easy to understand when read by an author's peers or educated laypersons.
• Maintain cataloging systems and records, files, electronic media and archiving of information for publications. 
• Remain current on new developments and/or technological advancements in technical writing, editing, and publishing.
• Attend local meetings and/or VTCs related to Squadron and/or IC production standards, trends, and procedures, and identifying changes to policy.

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least 4 years’ experience editing professional documents, preferably technical documents. Additional years of experience will be considered without degree.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must possess a current DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance single-scope background investigation. TS with SCI eligibility accepted.
• Must be a U.S. citizen; must possess a current DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance single-scope background investigation. TS with SCI eligibility accepted.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of applications
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be able to multitask and deliver quality products within specified timelines.
• Ability to decide and act independently with minimal/no oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Air Force Military Intelligence Analysis experience desired.
• Strong written and oral communications skills.
• Knowledge of computer graphics or other advanced technology to create interesting and appealing layouts, websites and animations; to include ability to create visual and web-based documents, illustrations, graphs, animations, displays, trade-show photographs, etc. to produce desired visual effects.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.