Job Title: Senior Specialist, Technical Writer Job Code: 9093 Job Location: Ashburn, VA Job Description: L3Harris is currently seeking a professional Technical Writer to join this expanding team. The successful applicant will be responsible for creating technical documents and manuals, training materials, explain complex information in a clear and concise manner, and working with engineering and program management staff to ensure accuracy of product descriptions. If you have experience as a Technical Writer in the aircraft, UAV or advanced technology industry, we invite you to consider a position on our creative and highly motivated team in Ashburn, Virginia. Visit L3Harris.com for more information and to submit your application. Essential Functions: * Produces operational procedural and maintenance manuals in accordance with MIL-STD-38784, MIL-DTL-87929, and MIL-DTL-38807 specifications using ArborText Editor.
* Prepares academic operation, maintenance, and repair presentations.
* Converts CAD products into illustrations for manuals and training materials using Creo Illustrate.
* Operates company products to develop and V&V product manuals and academics.
* Interfaces with other vendors to understand their products' operation and integration with ours.
* Designs and develops suites of academic training materials to include curriculum, instructor and student guides, presentations and briefings, video tutorials, tests, and evaluation sheets.
* Interviews technical subject matter experts to obtain knowledge for documentation development and updates.
* Completes validation and verification (V&V) of technical manuals.
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.
* Active Secret clearance required.
* Must be a US citizen.
* Must work on-site in company facilities in Ashburn, VA.
* Willing to travel approximately 20% annually.
Preferred Additional Skills: * Experience with ArborText Editor, ArborText Styler, and Creo Illustrate, or similar applications.
* Experience authoring DoD technical manuals IAW S1000D, Issue 4.1 , MIL-DTL-24784/22 & /23, MIL-STD-3001, and MIL-STD-38784.
* Experience authoring in XML within a Common Source Data Base (CSDB).
* Experience with Illustrated Parts Breakdowns (IPBs) (generating parts catalogs).
* Experience using Creo Illustrate, or similar applications, to produce MIL-STD graphics.
* Experience with XML tagging, profiling, and target audience publishing.
* Experience with building training systems, such as video tutorials and computer-based training (CBT).
* Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Word, Powerpoint, and SharePoint.