Technical Writer

Job Title: Technical Writer

Job ID: IMS20222303-79261

Job Location: Grand Rapids MI

Job Description:

Aviation Products is a leading provider of commercial and military avionics with unsurpassed performance, quality, and customer support. L3Harris Aviation Products manufactures a diverse line of safety- and efficiency-enhancing products that set the standard for next-generation requirements, including configurable voice and data recorders, collision avoidance systems, navigation products, display systems and processors.

The role of Technical Writer will be responsible for writing, rewriting, and/or editing command media to communicate clearly and effectively technical specifications and instructions to a wide range of audiences. Additional responsibilities will be the maintenance of library. This activity could include maintaining records of the approvals; ensuring only the current document is available for review; maintaining historical archives of past changes; ensuring the documents are easily accessible; etc.

Essential Functions:

• Plan, develop, organize, write, and edit operational procedures and manuals
• Analyze current content and make improvements as necessary
• Maintain a comprehensive library of technical terminology and documentation
• Analyze documents to maintain continuity of style of content
• Manage updates and revisions to technical literature
• Proven experience working in a technical writing position
• Strong attention to detail
• Able to write in explanatory and procedural styles for multiple audiences
• Skilled at prioritization and multi-tasking
• Work with internal teams to understand product documentation requirements
• Create strong content that fulfills company standards and audience goals
• Utilize a variety of media forms; include images and charts
• Produce electronic documentation in addition to hard copy manuals

Qualifications:

• 2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience or bachelor’s degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Working knowledge of AS9100
• Ability to grasp technical concepts quickly
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Great communication and interpersonal skills, especially written
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including SharePoint
• Ability to manage work schedules to ensure high quality deliverables are met within schedule
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary product teams
• Ability to work with leadership to identify risks related to tasking
• Ability to effectively track and communicate progress toward key goals and milestones so deliverables are met on time with high quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office