What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Publications Specialist – Maintenance & Sustainment position at MARTAC?
Job Summary
Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) is leading the transformation of unmanned surface vessel technology with trusted autonomous, networked systems that combine speed, range, maneuverability, and stealth. Each MARTAC employee plays a vital role in delivering leading-edge solutions to military, government, and commercial customers across the globe; and we're committed to providing our people with the best opportunities to share their knowledge, develop their skills, and push their innovative ideas to the cutting-edge.
The Technical Publications Specialist, Maintenance & Sustainment develops, validates and controls maintenance publications for Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) unmanned surface vessels and installed systems. The focus is preventive and corrective maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting and lifecycle sustainment.
Part of the Training Section, working with the other Technical Publications Specialist, Training Developers, Engineering, Production, Field Services and Quality.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain maintenance manuals, MIPs, MRCs, inspection and servicing procedures, troubleshooting guides and return-to-service documentation in coordination with other stakeholders.
- Turn OEM service data, drawings, schematics and test data into field-level procedures with intervals, tools, parts, safety precautions and acceptance criteria.
- Validate procedures hands-on aboard vessels and in the shop across propulsion, fuel, cooling, electrical, generator, hydraulic and steering systems in coordination with other stakeholders.
- Work with production and fleet services for field versus OEM or depot maintenance boundaries; track and resolve discrepancies between source data, equipment and field practice.
- Produce illustrations, component-location photos and diagrams for each procedure.
- Assess engineering changes, OEM updates and field findings for publication impact; control document numbers, revisions and hull applicability.
- Meet contract, customer and military documentation requirements, including structured authoring when required.
- Keep publications aligned with operator checklists and training; manage schedules and flag risks to the Training Manager.
Required Qualifications
- 3–5 years in technical writing, maintenance documentation, or hands-on maintenance or field service.
- Experience writing or substantially revising maintenance procedures, technical manuals or troubleshooting guides.
- Able to interpret OEM service information, drawings, wiring diagrams and schematics.
- Working knowledge of mechanical or electrical maintenance; willing to validate procedures hands-on around vessels.
- Experience with revision control and configuration-specific documents.
- Strong writing and communication skills; resolves source questions with SMEs rather than assuming.
Preferred Qualifications
- Military maintainer, marine or aviation mechanic, or field-service technician background.
- Experience with MIPs/MRCs, PMCS, technical orders or fault-isolation trees.
- Knowledge of MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, S1000D, DIDs/CDRLs or technical manual validation.
- Experience with structured authoring and illustration tools (XML, Arbortext, Oxygen, FrameMaker, Illustrator, IsoDraw, Visio).
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent military or technical experience.
- Understanding of Integrated Product Support and configuration management; active DoD SECRET clearance strongly preferred.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B)?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $56,000 - $78,919