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Job Title: Technical Writer

Job Code: 32241

Location: Salt Lake City, UT (onsite)

Schedule: 9/80 – Work 9 out of every 14 days (totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off)

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Military Specifications Technical Writer to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT. This skilled Technical Writer will be responsible for authoring, editing, and proofing a variety of technical documents, including Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Manuals, Technical Orders (TOs), Technical Manuals (TMs), and User’s Manuals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Author technical documents in compliance with military specifications and standards.
• Utilize Standard Generalized Markup Language(SGML) and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML) for document creation.
• Collaborate with engineers, customer representatives, subject matter experts, vendors, and internal teams to gather and analyze technical information.
• Ensure documents meet proper grammar, punctuation, and formatting requirements.
• Manage project timelines and workloads effectively.
• Integrate style sheets, programming scripts, XML, SGML, and FOSI (Formatting Output Specification Instance) programming.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in SGML and XML.
• Experience authoring O&M Manuals, TOs, TMs, and related technical documents.
• Experience with military specifications and standards (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-40051, MIL-DTL-38807).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, and Adobe FrameMaker.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong editing and proofing skills.
• Ability to research and comprehend detailed technical processes.
• Experience with S1000D data modules and project management.
• Understanding of Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) and Common Source Database (CSDB) development standards.
• Security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) or ability to obtain security clearance.

Additional Information:

• Occasional travel required.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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