Junior Technical Writer
US-MD-Fort Meade
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Req #: 10653
Type: Regular Full-Time
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Overview: Cole Engineering Services (CESI), a By Light company, is recognized as a premier provider of modeling and simulation (M&S) training solutions to the Federal Government and industry. Since 2004, CESI has been at the forefront of developing, maintaining, and integrating simulation-based training, serious gaming, technical services, training and other support in live, virtual, constructive, and gaming (LVCG) domains. CESI also designs, builds and runs infrastructure, platforms, applications and processes that enable cyber training for the integrated multi-domain force. Our vision is to become a worldwide full spectrum LVCG and cyber training/analysis developer, integrator and services provider. Responsibilities: * Research, develop and write user focused and maintainer focused technical documentation and training materials for military and commercial systems. * Edit technical publications to meet CDRL requirements * Learn and understand the technical design of the system well enough to be effective at transforming input from developers and engineers into written and graphical documents that are understandable by users and customers * Lead and assist with developing briefings in PowerPoint that are suitable for presentation to high level government and corporate personnel * Support and develop training materials for software centric IT systems Qualifications: * Bachelor of Science, with a concentration in Information Systems, Communications or Engineering preferred. * Minimum 3 years of experience in technical writing. * Customer focused with strong interpersonal skills * Ability to understand high level IT and software concepts * Ability to communicate with development teams, engineers, technicians, training teams and customer personnel * Ability to ask questions and listen to the answers * Ability to conduct peer reviews of documentation and solicit and incorporate feedback * Ability and drive to complete assignments on schedule * Write using clear and concise language using proper English in a format understandable to the target audience (Users and Maintainers) * Ability to create hardware or software documentation from start to finish, including manual formatting, indexing, creation of all text, illustrations, block diagrams, theory of operations, power point presentations, procedures, etc. * Ability to create user-focused training materials and courseware * Experience developing briefings in PowerPoint that are suitable for presentation to high level government and corporate personnel * Proficient in Microsoft Office applications to include Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
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