nThe Technical Writing Specialist

n \nThe Technical Writing Specialist will create, maintain, validate, and deliver technical documentation for the USW DSS program. These products support system installation, administration, operation, testing, certification, and fielding across laboratory, shore, and afloat environments.\n \n \nResponsibilities include:\n \n \n

• Develop and maintain system version descriptions, installation procedures, system administrator guides, policy layout guides, installation procedures, test plans, test reports, and other released technical products. \n

• Transform engineering notes, demonstrations, drawings, software information, test results, and SME input into clear, accurate, user-focused technical content. \n

• Observe system installation, integration, troubleshooting, and test activities in the laboratory to develop and validate procedures. \n

• Execute draft procedures with engineers, testers, installers, and system administrators; incorporate findings and correct missing, unclear, or inaccurate steps. \n

• Develop and maintain manual system performance verification test procedures with engineering and test personnel. \n

• Participate in laboratory shifts supporting installation, integration, certification, and test events to write, validate, and update procedures. Periodic evening, overnight, or weekend shift work may be required. \n

• Manage multiple documents and releases concurrently while meeting quality, configuration, and delivery schedules. \n

• Lead document reviews, adjudicate comments, track required inputs, and coordinate approval with engineering, test, cybersecurity, configuration management, and program stakeholders. \n

• Verify document completeness, internal consistency, technical terminology, cross-references, figures, tables, prerequisites, warnings, and procedural flow. \n

• Maintain document templates and ensure compliance with applicable Data Item Descriptions, contract requirements, military standards, style guides, security requirements, and program processes. \n

• Apply configuration-management principles to maintain document revision history, release traceability, and alignment with the applicable system baseline. \n

• Use checklists and quality processes to verify that documentation meets release and customer requirements. \n

• Explain document changes, their technical basis, and their effect on users and system procedures. \n

• Maintain working drafts between releases so documentation evolves with system development rather than relying on late-cycle updates. \n

• Communicate effectively with SMEs, engineers, testers, installers, configuration-management personnel, and program leadership. \n

• Investigate technical issues using system documentation, engineering data, test evidence, and laboratory equipment. \n

• Support documentation and procedure development for classified systems and controlled technical information. \n

• Periodically travel to other program locations, including Port Orchard, Washington, to support afloat-specific documentation, integration, and test activities. \n

n \nBachelor’s degree in a related specialized area or field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree.\n, * Bachelor’s degree in technical communication, English, engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. \n

• Relevant experience developing or maintaining complex technical documentation for software, hardware, integrated systems, test, or operational environments. \n

• Strong technical writing, editing, interviewing, research, and organizational skills. \n

• Ability to understand unfamiliar technical material, ask effective questions, and translate SME input into accurate instructions for the intended user. \n

• Ability to work independently from incomplete engineering inputs and progressively mature documentation through observation, inquiry, validation, and review. \n

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, including templates, styles, tables, captions, cross-references, fields, tracked changes, comments, and large-document formatting. \n, * Experience managing multiple technical publications and review cycles against firm delivery schedules. \n

• Knowledge of document configuration management, revision control, and formal release processes. \n

• Meticulous attention to detail and a strong command of English grammar, composition, terminology, and procedural writing. \n

• Ability to support periodic shift work during installation and test events., * Five or more years of technical-writing experience supporting complex defense, Navy, command-and-control, cybersecurity, software, or systems-integration programs. \n

• Experience developing installation procedures, system administration guides, test plans, test reports, or manual verification procedures. \n

• Experience validating technical procedures in a laboratory, integration, test, or operational environment. \n

• Working knowledge of Git-based version control, including cloning and updating repositories, creating branches, reviewing changes, committing and pushing updates, and supporting GitLab merge requests. \n

• Ability to edit HTML or XML documentation source files and use an established automated build process to generate and verify HTML and PDF deliverables. \n

• Familiarity with DoD contracts, CDRLs, Data Item Descriptions, military standards, and controlled technical documentation. \n

• Experience supporting Navy surface or afloat systems. \n

• Experience with Jira, requirements repositories, content-management systems, or other engineering workflow tools. \n

• Familiarity with software development, networking, servers, virtualization, cybersecurity, and integrated system test concepts. \n

• Experience handling Controlled Unclassified Information and working in classified environments. \n

• Demonstrated initiative, independent judgment, critical thinking, and the ability to identify documentation risks before they affect a release. \n

nDepartment of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.\n \n Responsibilities for this Position\n \n \nReady to be a leader with the company that is committed to pushing the limits of truly advanced technologies? At General Dynamics Mission Systems, we create the products and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts and first responders keep our nation safe. The work we do is so advanced, it’s often classified. If you want to put your talent in the spotlight, it’s waiting for you right now, right here. \n \n \nWe apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers’ missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between. \n \n