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Junior Technical Writer

San Diego, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $70,000–$70,000🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Create, edit, and maintain clear, accurate, and user-focused technical documentation for communications, networking, and computing solutions used in airborne, maritime, and ground environments.

Role type

Junior Technical Writer

Builds

User guides, release notes, procedures, FAQs, and internal knowledge articles for warfighter communications systems

Domain

Defense technology / Military communications

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Technical writing, editing, interviewing SMEs, translating complex concepts, enforcing style standards, document repository management, JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Professional

Preferred skills

Navy/Marine/Air Force style guides, Government (Navy/DoD) documentation, DoD acquisition documentation, systems engineering knowledge, Git, ticketing systems

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain technical documentation; interview engineers and SMEs to capture requirements; translate technical information into clear content; apply style and formatting standards; organize document repositories and version control; participate in design review sessions; incorporate feedback to improve documentation quality

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

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