RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Principal/Sr. Principal Technical Editor and Writer. This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) Division.
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This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You'll Get To Do:
The Technical Editor and Writer will develop and maintain process documentation, while ensuring compliance and conformance with higher-level policies, processes, and procedures.
They will provide guidance with interpreting process documentation, as well as navigating the necessary tools for creating and maintaining documentation, to assure compliance.
They will work directly with all functional organizations to ensure compliance throughout all process categories of the SDS Division Quality Management System process documentation.
Authoring, editing, and reviewing technical process documents for accuracy and consistency with prescribed style, formatting, metadata, and templates
Coordinating process document inputs and content for new and revision from technical teams
Maintaining and improving process document templates
Adhering to naming conventions and process document standards.
Reviewing documentation to ensure adherence to Division process standards, ease of use, logical order of tasks, etc.
Establishing and maintaining accurate document metadata properties in conformance with the SDS Asset Library
Establish strong working relationships and collaboration across multiple programs and all functional organizations
This position requires a detail-oriented candidate with strong technical writing experience and natural process acumen, and ability to:
Understand technical documentation issues from multiple viewpoints
Communicate in a precise manner (written and verbal)
Demonstrate a high standard of accountability
Act and prioritize with urgency
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Job Qualifications
You'll Bring These Qualifications:
Principal Tech Editor and Writer (AO3): Bachelor's degree with 5 years of technical writing experience; or 3 years with Masters; or 1 Year with PhD.
Senior Principal Tech Editor and Writer (AO4): Bachelor's degree with 8 years of technical writing experience; or 6 years with Masters; or 4 Year with PhD.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret; etc.)
Experience with processing technical writing activities and development of standards for style, formatting, and/or quality
Experience in the Microsoft Office suite of tools including Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel
Familiar with defense industry processes, procedures, manuals, work instructions and/or other process documents
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to adhere to internal processes, and standards for quality and style
Master's Degree in English, Writing, or related field
Have strong writing, and editing skills, and experience in manipulating grammar
Experienced with configuration management
Advanced MS Office & Adobe Acrobat
History of collaboration with different organizations
Missile, ICBM, Minuteman III subject matter experience
Possess active DoD Secret Clearance
Experience with AS9100D and/or ISO9100 Quality Management Systems
Salary Range: $71,600.00 - $107,400.00Salary Range 2: $89,100.00 - $133,700.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.