Senior Technical Writer & Configuration Data Management Specialist

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

Regular and predictable attendance is required

A Sr. Technical Writer & Configuration Data Management Specialist is needed to support the Hill Air Force Base (HAFB) Little Mountain Test Facility (LMTF) out of Ogden, UT. This position will be responsible to lead and have direct oversight of creating new or updating technical information and serve as the configuration management lead for all LMTF data documentation. This includes the design and development of new written documentation (or existing documentation revisions), maintain configuration management and document control for all documentation, and be responsible for defining, collecting, organizing, and initiating Product Data Management (PDM) processes and procedures. The individual will identify process inefficiencies and propose process improvement approaches as well as develop and implement tools and information sources for configuration data management. The Sr. Technical Write & Configuration Data Management Specialist will report directly to the LMTF Site Support & Operations Manager while regularly working with lab personnel, management, and Air Force personnel.

Responsibilities

• Manage a variety of documentation activities, including user Standard Operating Procedures, Operation and Maintenance Manuals, checklists, workflows, white papers, briefing materials, power point presentations, basis of estimate, and job guides with the support and inputs of technical subject matter experts
• and complete writing assignments according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology
• Proofreads and edits written documents, correspondence, test plans and test reports for grammatical accuracy and readability
• Serve as the configuration data management subject matter expert and participate in Engineering Lab teams and Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings
• Participate in design reviews, functional audits, and technical interchange meeting to proactively identify changes to established configuration baselines and impact to requirement documentation and associated configuration items.
• Develop and review document for Business Processes, Configuration Management, and System Design in accordance with Boeing or customer specifications.
• Work with Test & Evaluation engineers and multiple site support functions to write and edit manuals, desk guides, and other documents (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Coordinate and work alongside the sites Technical Design & Drafting team to ensure drawing updates and figures are accurate and configuration control is maintained.
• Provides timely review and update of documents for quality, compliance with SOWs, CDRL and Data Item Description
• Site point-of-contact for processing and submittal of contract deliverables per individual contract requirements (e.g. CDRLs, SDRLs, etc.)
• As required, support programs by recording meeting minutes, compiling and distributing necessary action items, preparing data documentation deliverables
  
  
  

Required Skills

• Minimum of five years of experience writing requirements documents (e.g., Requirements Specifications, Technical and Operating Manuals, Test Plans & Reports, Procedure Manuals and Business Correspondence).
• Ability to analyze and effectively communicate technical details about complex system processes through documentation.
• Experience serving as the Configuration technical advisor on multiple systems system across a portfolio of projects developing and deploying enhanced technologies into operational environments.
• Experience using industry standard configuration and data management tools. Experience with USAF or DoD documents, processes, procedures, and/or terminology. Ability to write testing documents, procedure manuals and business correspondence. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Ability to work with teammates and technical experts in a highly collaborative environment
• Expert in MS Word, and MS Power Point
• Ability to identify and correct formatting errors in MS Word
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the U.S. Air Force or other DoD agencies
• Experience working in a laboratory or industrial setting, communicating technical matter
• Experience Level: Experienced - Minimum 7 years of industry experience
• Education: Bachelor degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or related field of study (required)
• Exceptional verbal and written communication
  
  
  

Pay Rate Range

Min Pay Rate Max Pay Rate Currency Unit 47.36 52.46 USD hourly

Benefits Information

• Optional Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
  
  
  

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.