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Specialist, Technical Writing

USAFull-time$100,000–$100,0002026-07-31 → 2026-10-17

Core

Creating Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, technical maintenance manuals, and flight operations manuals for Air Force programs and warfighters.

Role type

Specialist, Technical Writing (Defense/Military)

Builds

Flight manuals, maintenance manuals, and other documentation for commercial and government defense programs.

Domain

Defense technology / Military aviation

Required skills

Structured authoring (FrameMaker), S1000D standard, interpreting engineering drawings/schematics, interviewing engineering subject matter experts, managing budgets and schedules

Preferred skills

Rivet Joint/Cobra Ball/Combat Sent mission system architecture, KC-135/RC-135 aircraft systems, Webex authoring, Localized CSDB

Technologies

FrameMaker, S1000D, Webex, CSDB

Responsibilities

Gather, write, and edit technical information to produce flight and maintenance manuals; interview engineering personnel to ensure documentation precision; interpret technical source material like drawings and specifications; collaborate with internal teams and external customers; manage budgets and deadlines.

Seniority

Specialist, individual contributor