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Principal Technical Editor and Writer- Product Support
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-North Dakota-Emerado
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Technical Editor and Writer- Product Support to join the team of qualified individuals. This position is located onsite at our Grand Sky Facility in Emerado, North Dakota. Key Responsibilities: • A Technical Editor and Writer is responsible to write, rewrite and/or edit technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively, technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences to include military personnel. • This position requires the initiative to acquire subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referencing technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals. • This position also requires active participation in overseeing the preparation of illustrative materials, including the selection of drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts. • Furthermore, this position requires quality reviews of technical manuals. Basic Qualifications: • 5 Years experience with Bachelors; 3 Years experience with Masters; 1 year experience with PHD • Experience in IETM data module authoring and development experience using Spec1000D • Experience with Mil-STD-38784, MIL-STD-3048, Mil-STD-1808, and Tech Manual Style Guide constraints. • Authoring experience will include Arbortext, SGML and/or XML authoring software, Astoria Navigator common source database, and IETM technical publications development processes. • Skilled in writing maintenance related procedures (e.g. Descriptive/ Fault Isolation/ Fault Reporting/ Operational/ Procedural & Non-Procedural/ Repair/ Scheduled-Maintenance/ Avionics/ Electrical/ Mechanical - Maintenance Manuals), • Familiar with using Illustration Part Breakdown (IPB), SpecView IETM viewer to publish and check accuracy of authored artifacts. • Must be able to attain a U.S. Government Secret clearance. • Willing to travel to customer designated locations when performing verification events. Preferred Qualifications: • Hands on maintenance experience with RQ4 unmanned aircraft &/or ground segment systems such as USAF Global Hawk, FMS ROK and Japan, NATO AGS, and MQ-4 Triton programs are highly desirable. • Experienced with using the Interactive, Electronic, Technical Manuals (IETM) Operations and Maintenance Manual (OMM), the Operations and Maintenance Manual development process and participating in Customer Validation and Verification (CVV) events. • Development processes associated with Time Compliant Technical Orders (TCTO's). • Lead Writer experience using AGILE & JIRA best practices. Primary Level Salary Range: $73,900.00 - $110,900.00