Senior Specialist, Technical Writer

Job Title: Senior Specialist Technical Writer

Job Code: 42274

Job Location: Yorba Linda CA or Cape Canaveral FL

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days 4 days a weekwith every Friday off.

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Specialist Technical Writer with a strong knowledge of technical writing and broad knowledge of project management to be responsible for planning developing and delivering technical documentation such as Operational and Maintenance manuals user guides and instructional materials for paper multimedia or web-based publication for Radar telemetry data recording equipment and operational data systems. The candidate must possess the ability to manage complex projects or processes with general oversight. The candidate will communicate within and outside of their own function to gain cooperation on operational processes practices and procedures. Candidates must also possess excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to maintain focus on complex tasks.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development teams product managers and subject matter experts to gather information and understand complex technical concepts
• Develop organize and deliver technical information (e.g. user guides installation and maintenance manuals) for non-technical and technical users in Adobe FrameMaker also in structured (markup language) and unstructured (Word) environments
• Ability to read technical drawings and convert the information into easy-to-understand procedures
• Responsible for reviews of documentation for style design layout accuracy and editorial aspects per Mil-Spec 38784 and customer requirements.
• Proactively engage with development teams to ensure timely updates and revisions to the documentation based on equipment changes and enhancements
• Stay up to date with industry standards and trends in technical documentation and recommend improvements and new approaches for enhancing the documentation process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate high-quality documentation
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and manage complex projects
• Willing to Travel 10% of the time if required
• Must be able to obtain a US Secret security clearance as a job requirement

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 10 years of prior related experience

• Able to obtain Secret or Top Secret Clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Responsible for reviews of documentation for style design layout accuracy and editorial aspects per Mil-Spec 38784 and customer requirements
• Experience with creating documentation in HTML (FrameMaker etc.) and Microsoft Office (Excel Word and PowerPoint)
• Experience creating companion information such as illustrations using photography or illustration software (Photoshop) or flowcharts/graphs using Visio

In compliance with pay transparency requirements the salary range for this role in California is $84000 - $156000. The salary range for this role in Florida is $73000 - $135000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits including health and disability insurance 401(k) match flexible spending accounts EAP education assistance parental leave paid time off and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire schedule type and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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