Technical Writer

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Job description

Acara Solutions is seeking Technical Writers for a 9-12 month assignment for one of our top clients!

Summary

Administer and coordinate the development of Aerospace technical publications, related data and technical services support. The project is about the creation and revision of the maintenance documentation in S1000D standard. The manuals include but not limited to:

• Line Maintenance Manuals
• Fault Isolation Manuals
• Illustrated Parts Catalogues
• Illustrated Tools and Equipment Catalogues
• Engine Manual (EM)
• Engine Illustrated Parts Catalogues (EIPC)
• Component Maintenance Manuals (CMM)
• Component Maintenance Publications (CMP)
• Inspection and Repair Manual (IRM)
• Service Bulletins (SB)
• Service Information Letters (SIL)
• Spare Parts Bulletin (SPB)

The inputs will be Engineering Drawings, Bill of materials (BOMs), Production operation sheets, technical mark-ups from Engineering, Factory Modification Sheets (FMS), Repair procedure, and customer specific documents.

The softwares used are R4i S1000D Suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Arbortext, Isodraw, NX, Visualizations Mockup and JT2GO.

Location: Onsite -- Melbourne, FL 32901 OR Arlington, TX 6011

Job Type: Full-Time; 9-month contract

Pay: $30-35.00/hour depending on experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administer and coordinate Technical Publications and Document Control groups consistent with the goals and objectives of the Engineering Department.
• Research and review engineering design drawings, engineering orders, and related technical data defining aeroengine modifications and determine their effect on aeroengine technical manuals and publications such as CMM, IPC etc.
• Write/Author technical content in Simplified Technical English based on the engineering inputs.
• Provide written data in S1000D standards using Client specific CSDB and publishing packages for the above technical manuals and.
• Develop, maintain and manage all document control services performed for the client.
• Provide input and suggestions for the continuous improvement of the various Department procedures, controls, flows and systems, and become familiar with the Company's internal policies and procedures.
• Maintain involvement in day-to-day the Company's operations to ensure that the highest level of technical support is always maintained.

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• Bachelor/4 year college degree in IT or related field
• Five (5) years minimum technical publications experience involving aircraft/aeroengine related assignments as a Technical Author, Technical Illustrator or Editor.
• Five (5) years minimum technical publications experience with development practices, business environment, the S1000D standards and aircraft technical manuals such as MM, IPC, etc.
• Five (5) years minimum experience with Microsoft Office, xml/sgml editors and S1000D platforms.
• Five (5) years minimum experience with supervising, organizing and motivating technical and clerical employees.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience in developing illustrations for Aircraft CMM, AMM, SRM and Service bulletins
• Exposure to Aero Engines, Aero systems & Avionics systems is preferred
• Familiar and on-hands experience in various technical publications tools - IsoDraw,
• Familiar with CAD Tools (NX, Catia, etc.) and importing product data to generate illustrations
• Sound knowledge of Techpub standards like S1000D, ATA 100, iSpec 2200, ASD-STE 100 and Simplified Technical English.
• Ability to work in environment using Common Source Data Base (CSDB) and tools like R4i CSDB.
• Ability to create intelligent graphics and companion files as per S1000D standards.
• Awareness of various OEM business rules of Airbus and Boeing etc. while working on S1000D projects
• Responsible for the on-time delivery and quality of the projects
• Good oral and writing skills, Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Additional Information

• Candidates must be willing to undergo and successfully pass a background check and drug screening
• Candidates must be ITAR compliant meaning: must be US Citizen or Permanent US Resident (green card holder)
• Upon accepted offer, candidates must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or legally authorized exemption

Aleron companies; Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, Viaduct, and Aleron's strategic partner, SDI are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.