Principal Technical Writer

Job ID: 2600255

Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-01-12

Category: Communications

Subcategory: Technical Writer/Ed

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC has an immediate opening for a Principal Technical Writer to support our Logistics team in life cycle maintenance and integrated logistics product support for US Navy systems. The successful candidate will have specific, recent and extensive experience providing life cycle support and technical writing/editing or technical system support for US Navy systems. This is an ONSITE role in Norfolk, VA. Ideal candidate will need to be local.

The position will also involve submitting documentation for ATIS testing, requesting TMIN information and processing docs to FI, reviewing ILS certifications and determining TMs that are applicable, gathering logistics products based on ILS certifications to create ILS CDs to support installs, responding to data calls, ordering nomenclature plates, proofing documents and NAVWAR cover sheets for Final Issue, applying APLs/XRIC to TMINs, updating SAILOR with documents that have been processed for Final Issue, and maintaining weekly reports for documentation. The candidate needs experience being hands-on with equipment and validating/verifying procedures on hardware and software systems.

Must be able to travel 5-10% throughout the year.

JOB DUTIES:

• Responsible for creating and preparing complex manuals and technical publications covering software, hardware, testing and various other technical areas in support of US Navy systems.
• Duties include collection and organization of information; producing parts and systems illustrations using digital photography, three dimensional models, and/or line drawings; working directly with the customer to achieve a product that meets the contractual expectations of all parties; and coordination with a logistics support team on final product deliverables.
• Deliverables include complete operation and administration manuals for hands-on equipment operation, Navy shipboard installation, and detailed troubleshooting procedures.
• Other deliverables include hardware and software installation and configuration guides, training materials, reports, standard operating procedures, and interactive electronic documents and collections of documents, all of which must meet military standards and customer documentation standards and requirements.
• This position requires an individual who is able to manage multiple projects, priorities and inputs within a functionally matrixed organization with limited supervision.
• Candidate must be able to independently plan and schedule work activities to meet work product delivery dates.
• This position involves direct contact with customers and fleet users and demands performance that is both detail oriented and time critical.
• Working knowledge of US Navy and Department of Defense Logistics Systems including supply processes, provisioning, ECR process, baseline management, CDMD-OA, and ILS Certifications is helpful.
• Must have a thorough knowledge and documented use of software systems/databases including CMPro.
• The candidate will be expected to actively participate in technical and programmatic meetings to provide status and define technical documentation development requirements and milestones.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment while working on multiple projects of diver.
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience. Years of experience in lieu of degree to be considered.
• Must have an Active Secret Clearance to start.
  
  

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with XML and Madcap Flare is a plus.
• Experience with or exposure to the following is a plus: CMPro, TDMIS, MBPS.
• Establish positive working relationships with highly technical subject matter experts to obtain data required for technical documentation development, as well as innovative research and problem solving abilities to research sources and identify and extract relevant data from a wide variety of organizations and data repositories.
• The candidate will need excellent attention to detail, a strong work ethic, willingness to learn on the job, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to adjust to constantly changing priorities and task.
  
  

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .