Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII · 4 hours ago
TECHNICAL EDITOR AND WRITER 3
Newport News, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expNewport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia and specializes in designing and building U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines. The Technical Editor and Writer 3 will be responsible for writing, editing, and maintaining technical documents and manuals, ensuring clear communication of technical specifications and instructions.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Writes, rewrites and/or edits technical documents such as technical procedure manuals, user manuals, programming manuals, service manuals, operational specifications, and related technical publications to communicate clearly and effectively technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences
Acquires subject knowledge by interviewing product developers, observing performance of production methods, referring to technical specifications, blueprints, engineering illustrations, and trade journals
Oversees preparation of illustrative materials, selecting drawings, sketches, diagrams and charts
Conducts quality review of materials
Developing and maintenance of component technical manuals
Regularly requires communication with NAVY, NNL, and Engineers/Designer across departments via email, phone, and in-person meetings
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office software, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint Editor and must be knowledgeable of Adobe Acrobat, Windows, and Internet Explorer/Edge
Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, writing procedures and performing validation and verification tasks of component technical manuals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of relevant exempt experience; Master's Degree and 4 year of relevant professional experience
One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate, Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate, Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience, Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience, High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience, High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office software, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint Editor
Must be knowledgeable of Adobe Acrobat, Windows, and Internet Explorer/Edge
Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, writing procedures and performing validation and verification tasks of component technical manuals
Preferred
Naval Nuclear propulsion Experience
Familiar with software troubleshooting
5 or more years experience in researching, editing, writing, and developing technical manuals
Experience in Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
AutoCad Experience
Benefits
Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
On-site health centers
Tele-medicine
Wellness resources
Employee assistance programs
Savings plan options (401K)
Financial education and planning tools
Life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Employee discounts
Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
Company
Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII
For 137 years, the ships built at Newport News Shipbuilding, like the American shipbuilders who built them, have served our nation in peace and war, in times of adversity and in times of abundance.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jason Sutton
Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Amarita Kim, PHR
Human Resources Business Partner
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