Senior II Technical Writer (Senior II WriterEditor)

MicroSystems Automation Group (MSAG) is small business providing Management Consulting Information Technology and Physical Solutions products and services that create value and solve complex problems since 1987. We have a rich history of working with clients to understand their business problems and leverage our technical expertise and knowledge to deliver solutions to improve business performance. Our company has a great corporate culture and we are committed to providing the very best to our clients and employees.

This position will support our Airport Engineering Support Team. The candidate will provide design review and update support to advisory circular engineering briefs and other technical documentation. This position is mostly remote and supports a remote team but will require regular visits to the customer site in Washington D.C.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support writing editing and publishing technical documentation including related artifacts required for the FAAs records archive.
• Review and edit documents to ensure compliance with applicable technical standards.
• Administrative and tracking support for web-based applications.
• Coordination and collaboration with various internal and external Airports personnel.
• Organize materials and complete writing projects according to set standards regarding order clarity conciseness style and terminology.
• Use software tools such as Microsoft Office (MS) suite and SpecsIntact to edit review format and publish nationally-distributed FAA publication products and materials created and maintained by AAS-100 or as directed by AAS-100 including FAA Orders Advisory Circulars (ACs) executive memoranda design and procedural specifications white papers on-line help files and tutorials newsletters web content field training curriculum and industry-wide magazine articles.
• Create and/or maintain standard templates for publications listed above.
• Select and utilize photographs drawings sketches diagrams and charts to illustrate AAS-100 published material.
• Review pre-published documents for correctness compliance with industry accepted standards Federal government legislative and regulatory requirements and user standards specified in technical orders and style guides.
• Maintain document versioning/tracking requirements for AAS-100 publications.
• Support maintenance updates of AAS-100 owned/managed regulatory guidance (80 ACs.)
• Maintain the FAAs repository of ACs and associated issues.
• Maintain records and files of completed work including revisions.
• Maintain the FAAs KSN (SharePoint) site and MSAGs AES Teams site to ensure files are organized standardized and retained according to requirements.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of deliverables prior to delivery review for consistency and compliance with style guides and FAA requirements.
• Assist with the creation of educational and training videos and ensure compliance with FAAs branding style guidelines and security requirements.
• Utilize various tools (including but not limited to) MS Office applications Visio Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator) to remediate complex documents in various formats (PDF Word Excel PowerPoint) for 508 compliance and accessibility.
• Utilize Adobe Acrobat to create high-quality PDF conversions and 508-compliant tagging.
• Assist with development of documents to track and/or showcase teams progress and accomplishments and foster growth such as program management reviews proposals and data visualizations.
• Document and track technical and non-technical requirements for projects to ensure customer needs are met.
• Participate in work order request assessments and make recommendations on distribution.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to lead project work as well as contribute as a part of a larger team.
• Well-versed in the use of Microsoft Office products (Word Excel and PowerPoint.)
• Experience using virtual work tools such as Teams SharePoint recommended.
• Must be eligible to achieve Public Trust clearance.

Desired Skills/Abilities

• Ability to analyze issues and find effective solutions fostering innovation efficiency and growth.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team fostering teamwork and collaboration.
• Strong communication and content creation skills using various formats and media (i.e. videos presentations writing and speaking.)
• Strong customer-service and interpersonal skills.

Education and Experience

• A four-year degree in education English journalism history political science arts or equivalent degrees are required. Graphic design and similar degrees are allowable.
• 15 years relevant experience

Physical Demands The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this role the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods communicate clearly (verbally and in writing) and use a computer including typing and viewing a screen. The employee is frequently required to walk use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.

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MSAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability and Veteran Find our company reviews on employees are eligible for paid company benefits paid time off sick leave and federal /national holiday pay.

Required Experience:

Senior IC