TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR

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Army CECOM

TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Summary

    Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Position is located in APG Maryland.

    Job Description

    • Controls and maintains the life cycle management of assigned technical publications in the acquisition or sustainment commodity.
    • Utilizes Information Technology (IT) such as Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML), as well as low-level IT such as Portable Document Format (PDF) and word processing to edit and manage electronic documents.
    • Conducts verifications on equipment using target audience personnel.
    • Reviews technical manual submissions and ensures completeness and accuracy before final acceptance from contractors.
    • Manage publications to ensure MIL-STD compliance, initiate and complete publication changes or revisions, and conduct technical manual development and/or update processes required for authentication.

    Qualifications

    Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education/experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. General Experience: Three years progressively responsible experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level 1) Interpreting publication regulatory guidance in order to provide policy and procedural guidance; 2) using automated systems to present technical writing/graphical depictions of information; AND 3) reviewing and editing equipment publications. OR I have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent graduate degree. Undergraduate and Graduate education must have included least a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school. (Transcripts are required with your application). OR I have the general experience as described in A, but less than three years; and I have some education as described in B, but less than the required four years. I have computed the percentage of the requirements that I meet, and the total is at least 100% (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 36. Then, divide your semester hours of education by 120. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

  • Compensation
    $45,146-$107,590 per year
  • Industry
    Federal Government
  • About Us

    The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is the Army’s materiel integrator for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) readiness. As a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), CECOM collaborates with Army Commands, Program Executive Offices, other AMC commands, and industry partners to provide, integrate, and sustain world-class C5ISR hardware, software, and mission command capabilities for the joint warfighter. CECOM maintains a global team of approximately 9,000 Soldiers, civilians, and contractors and is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD.