Technical Editor

Job Description:

Seeking Technical Editor to support an independent NASA Agency-wide organization residing at the NASA Langley Research Center; the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). This position focuses on engineering excellence for all 10 NASA Centers.  The NESC mission is to perform value-added independent testing, analysis, and assessments of NASA's high-risk projects to ensure safety and mission success. The organization engages proactively to help NASA and private sectors to avoid future problems/anomalies.  This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and dynamic individual who can work in a team environment and can multi-task a wide variety of projects.

Candidate will be responsible for interfacing with individual technical teams and should possess strong multi-tasking skills to meet demanding deadlines. Must be able to understand management direction to generate deliverables in a time-required environment and prepare team-generated technical reports and presentations dealing with advanced subject matter.

The salary range for this position is $54,000-$76,000 commensurate with education and experience.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare written draft and final technical project team documents using templates and instructions provided

• Distribute draft documents to team members and designated peer reviewers for technical review and feedback

• Coordinate with the team project manager to meet documentation requirements

• Review technical documents for clarity, flow, organization, consistency, and to ensure proper usage of formatting, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization in accordance with approved standards

• Contact the NASA LaRC Export Administration Office to review and determine restrictions on final project team documents (e.g., International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulation (EAR)).

• Initiate or facilitate teleconferences with technical teams using Microsoft® Teams application sessions as required.

Requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of Office365, including SharePoint, Teams, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Demonstrated ability to format and edit detailed documents related to research, science, and engineering projects

• Must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• The work environment requires the ability to cooperate and work with individuals at all levels of the company and the client

• Must have the ability to balance multiple priorities and respond/produce quality work efficiently with short deadline actions in a fast-paced environment.

• Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Technical Writing, Communications, or English

• 2+ years of technical editing experience

• Experience working within a NASA and/or large Government environment is also preferred

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

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