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Our client is seeking a Technical Writer with an active DoD Secret clearance to join a high-performing team in Elkridge, MD. Successful candidates will be able to fulfill engineering writing requirements for electronic systems, sensors, and radar systems in Elkridge, MD.

Responsibilities:

- Writes, rewrites and/or edits technical publications covering operation and maintenance for sensors/systems. - Research and compile information from contractual and engineering sources and develop technical publications that adhere to military specifications and standards.
- Publish technical publications including hardware description, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting and repair, and parts information for a wide range of audiences.
- Collaborate with task leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to develop and deliver sensor/system technical publications to varying levels of detail.
- Conduct quality review of technical publications.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.

Required Skills

- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Possess and maintain Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline or related field or minimum of 7 years- experience in military operations and maintenance with radar, communications, electro-optics, networks and information technology-based sensors/systems
- Able and willing to perform physically demanding tasks in various environmental conditions
- Able and willing to travel to domestic and international sites to support program tasks when/if required
- Possess excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Be self-motivated, proactive and detail oriented.
- Possess excellent problem-solving and organizational skills
- Possess the ability to publish materials in page-based, electronic (basic and interactive), and structured (HTML, XML, and SGML) formats and has experience writing to military specifications and standards.


Preferred Qualifications:
- Greater than 10 years- engineering writing experience
- Willing to obtain higher-level clearance, if required
- Multi-disciplined - is also an experienced/certified military instructor