Full-Time Technical Writer (Fairmont, WV)
Job Description
TASC is seeking Technical Training Coordinator/Technical Writer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located on-site at a U. S. Government facility in Fairmont, WV.
Put your years of experience into a future of excellence assisting the NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program delivering analysis, validation and verification of mission-critical software for NASA science and human exploration programs.
You will be tasked to formulate and implement all training plans, directives, procedures and reports for a 150-person team. You will evaluate training needs for external certification programs for professionals, developing training strategies using instruction techniques and best practices to ensure our IV&V workforce has the necessary skills to accomplish the IV&V analysis tasks. You will assist in the creation of training materials while maintaining an active skills/training database for the IV&V Services Contract (ISC) team.
You will also be tasked to be the technical writer/editor for the Program. Your primary duties will be to support authors for engineering and IV&V analysis related documents, adhering to internal processes and procedures and ensuring quality control for documents submitted. You will develop report templates to facilitate standardization across the IV&V projects; create and maintain a document management/version repository and train new hires on technical writing best practices regarding writing various items such as Executive Summaries, Progress Reports, IV&V Analysis Technical Reports, Technical Issue Memorandums (TIMs), and Analysis Method Process documents, and other internal documentation.
Required Skills
Minimum Qualifications:
To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Creative Writing or directly related field
- 5 to 10 years of relevant experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Experienced in MS Office, MS Publisher, SharePoint, and other related software
- Ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization and have an approachable demeanor
- Strong analytic and decision-making abilities
- Must be a team player and able to collaborate well with multi-functional groups; must also function independently within team in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Candidate will be expected to provide writing samples, examples of technical documents, newsletters and/or publications
- Experience working with training teams specialized in software/engineering training a plus
- Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and document software training programs and support for clients and employees.
- Demonstrated ability to create and implement training for multiple delivery mediums (eLearning, job aids, and instructor-led training).
Required Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle and software engineering environment
• Familiarity with implementation and management of a Quality Management System with emphasis on Training and standardization to facilitate quality product delivery.
Job LocationFairmont, West Virginia, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular