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Lockheed Martin

Technical Writer Sr - Clearance Required

Linthicum Heights, MD

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At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Cyber & Intelligence, we are driven by innovation and integrity. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and forward-thinking thinking, everything is within our reach - and yours as a Lockheed Martin employee. Lockheed Martin values your skills, training and education. Come and experience your future!

Primary responsibilities of the Technical Writer Sr are as follows:

Responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. Writes and edits technical documentation for all of the project's hardware and software to include installation, configuration and how-to documentation. Creates code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with

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technical personnel and other available resources.

- Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and
technical publications
- Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing
technical copy for various types of documents
- Gather technical information, prepares written text
- Maintain a current internal documentation library
- Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio
etc.
- Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical
publications
- Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials
- Work on all phases of documentation
- Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a
program/project of similar complexity
- Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences
- Coordinate layout and design of documents
- Research highly technical subject matter, organizes information from multiples sources, and
express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers
- Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a
program/project of similar complexity
- Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information
from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other
available sources
- Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other
documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
- Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and
blend large quantities of computer related information
- Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic
tradecraft methodologies
- Apply technical manual standard NSA DS-89 to work products

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS YOU CAN ENJOY:
- Medical
- Dental
- 401k
- Paid time off
- Work/life balance
- Career development and mentorship opportunities
- Rewards & recognition

Learn more about Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

Lockheed Martin's competitive and comprehensive benefits package. (https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/working-here#benefits)

We support our employees, so they can support our mission.
Basic Qualifications:
Six (6) years experience as a TW in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional Technical Writer experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Must possess a Security Clearance with a Polygraph.
Security Clearance Statement: TS/SCI w/Poly SP
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly SP
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other
Type: Task Order/IDIQ
Shift: First

Client-provided location(s): Hanover, MD 21076, USA
Job ID: lockheed-639990BR
Employment Type: Other

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