What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Writer position at Odyssey Consulting?
Position Summary
Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM’s main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.
This is a full-time position that is located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA and is 100% onsite.
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Obtain, analyze, and organize technical information from multiple sources to develop clear and accurate documentation.
- Determine the most logical and effective structure, sequence, length, and tone of technical documentation based on the audience and intended use.
- Develop, edit, and maintain technical documentation, including requirements documents, design reference missions, technical point papers, user guides, instruction manuals, policies, procedures, and related materials.
- Collaborate with engineers, program managers, customer representatives, and other stakeholders to establish technical specifications and document requirements.
- Review technical drawings, specifications, mockups, product samples, and engineering artifacts to ensure documentation accuracy and completeness.
- Prepare charts, graphs, forms, and other supporting materials for technical publications and presentations.
- Ensure documentation complies with required formats, standards, and configuration management processes.
- Maintain consistency of language, terminology, and formatting across multiple documents and products.
- Create tables of contents, citations, references, and supporting documentation as required.
- Support review cycles by incorporating feedback from managers, engineers, and stakeholders.
- Maintain electronic libraries of approved documents, presentations, and associated records.
- Update and revise documentation as requirements, systems, and program needs evolve.
- Support development of technical direction for product announcements, marketing materials, specifications, and related communications.
- Prepare materials for publication and distribution.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Technical Skills
- Technical writing experience supporting DoD information systems and/or business systems environments
- Experience developing and editing technical documentation, requirements documents, technical papers, and engineering artifacts
- Ability to work with technical content related to software systems, products, tools, and services
- Knowledge of learning, configuring, deploying, integrating, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting software systems
- Experience with authoring, development, and design tools such as GitLab, Markdown, JavaScript, Figma, Lucid, and website maintenance platforms
- Knowledge management, information architecture, content design, and content strategy experience
- Configuration management and document control experience
- Ability to create professional-quality technical products from complex engineering content
Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
- Strong command of the English language, including grammar and usage
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to work effectively with engineers and understand complex technical content
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
- Ability to communicate effectively with personnel from diverse technical and professional backgrounds
Additional Information
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Company Overview
Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Please Note:
Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.
This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.
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