Technical Writer (Engineering Documentation)

Location: Must be within 100 miles of Lexington, MA, United States; onsite five days per week with some flexibility for occasional remote work.

Company

hirify.global provides technical services and supports mission-critical programs for a leading defense research organization.

What you will do

• Create, edit, and maintain clear, accurate, and organized engineering documentation.
• Translate complex technical information into accessible content for different audiences.
• Develop manuals, test plans, test procedures, presentations, technical illustrations, posters, and other documents.
• Create and maintain content for web pages and wikis.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary engineering and fabrication staff to identify documentation needs and solutions.
• Support mission-critical programs while meeting rigorous documentation standards.

Requirements

• At least five years of technical writing experience, including writing manuals, test plans, and procedures in engineering-based environments.
• Bachelor’s degree or BS/BA, with proven writing, copy-editing, and organizational skills.
• At least five years of document management experience.
• At least five years of experience in presentation, poster, and document design, technical illustrations, and photo manipulation.
• At least five years of experience creating stakeholder presentations, including content aggregation.
• At least five years of experience with Adobe software, including Acrobat and InDesign.
• At least five years of experience with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• At least five years of test procedure composition experience.
• At least five years of experience creating and maintaining web page and wiki content.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, organization, professionalism, and the ability to manage a diverse workload independently.
• Must be a US citizen and eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance; interim clearance is sufficient to start.

Nice to have

• Currently holds a Secret Clearance or higher.
• LaTeX editing experience.
• Hardware documentation experience.
• Background in science and/or technology.
• Experience with digital engineering methods, single sourcing, or component content management.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment.
• 15 PTO days, 10 paid holidays, floating holidays, and 1.5 paid days or 12 hours for approved volunteer work.
• One week of paid maternity/paternity leave after one year of full-time employment.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,000 annually for eligible full-time employees after six months, subject to approval and program conditions.
• 401(k) participation from the first day of employment with employer matching and 100% vesting.
• Cell phone and internet reimbursement of up to $150 monthly for employees working remotely at least two days per week, plus BYOD reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three years after six months.

Hiring process

• Initial phone or Zoom screening with the hiring manager.
• Second-round interviews take place onsite with a larger group interview.