Job Description

Position: Technical Writer

Location: Lexington, MA (On-site 5 days/week)

Length: 3+ Year Contract

Job Description:

Prepares, reviews, revises and maintains technical documents, including software and systems engineering, cyber security, system operations, testing, hardware, etc. Develops system level documentation and assembly and test procedures in partnership with technicians, engineers, and program managers. Prepares instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily. Participates in project team meetings and project reviews as needed. Maintains document configuration control. Employs photos, diagrams, and tables to enhance technical content.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

• The Technical writer must be experienced in the needs of an engineering and fabrication environment, pay attention to detail, and work with a variety of interdisciplinary staff to determine documentation needs and solutions that meet government standards.
• Minimum education requirements are a BS/BA with proven writing, copy editing and organizational skills.
• 5 or more years of experience in technical writing
• Experience writing manuals, test plans and procedures in engineering-based environments
• Self-starter and able to manage a diverse workload.
• Computer skill requirements include MS word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint and Project.

Preferred:

• A background in science and/or technology is preferred
• Experience with hardware documentation
• Experience using digital engineering methods
• LaTeX experience

POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.

Come see why DPC has achieved:

• 4.9/5 Star Glassdoor rating and the only staffing company (< 1000 employees) to be voted in the national Top 10 ‘Employee’s Choice - Best Places to Work’ by Glassdoor.
• Voted ‘Best Staffing Firm to Temp/Contract For’ seven times by Staffing Industry Analysts as well as a ‘Best Company to Work For’ by Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazine.

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Job # 18287

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