Location: Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, United States
Salary: $50,000 to $55,000
We have a need for several Technical Writers at the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, NJ. Positions are to support a multi-year contract with the government and can either be set up as corp-to-corp, independent contractors or direct hire employees with health and medical benefits, vacation and sick pay and a 401K plan.
Writers will be developing and creating system and user manuals for training purposes.
Responsibilities:
Ø Processing engineering information to produce technical operator and maintenance manuals.
Ø Assist in the preparation and editing of technical publications using established procedures and guidelines.
Ø Assist with concept and presentation of written material and illustrations for the publication.
Ø Conduct validation and verification of manuals in shop or field environments.
Requirements:
Ø Comprehensive knowledge of grammar, writing, editing, and publishing processes to include electronic publishing concepts, practices, standards, and technologies.
Ø Knowledge of SGML or Comprehensive knowledge of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) in the context of creating printed and electronic documents and/or manuals.
Ø Able to read, modify, and develop XML Document Type Definitions (DTD) and Schemas.
Ø Working knowledge of XML editing tools such as EPIC and xMetal.
Ø Able to read, modify, and develop style languages such as Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Ø Past experience with military publication development and/or IETM development is desirable.
Ø Experience with electronic publishing tools such as FrameMaker, Interleaf, PageMaker is highly desirable.
Other Requirements:
· At least 1 year experience working as a : Technical Writer
· This position is located in Picatinny Arsenal, is this convenient for you?
