Technical Writer/Editor – Albuquerque NM

Position Summary

The Technical Writer/Editor researches, develops, writes, edits, and formats high-quality technical and nontechnical documents, including reports, manuals, procedures, proposals, test plans, product specifications, management plans, journal articles, and administrative publications.

This position works in a fast-paced environment with multiple authors, subject-matter experts, engineers, designers, and project teams to transform technical input into cohesive, accurate, well-structured documents. The Technical Writer/Editor is responsible for all facets of document development, including content organization, structure, format, grammar, technical clarity, and final quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Research, develop, write, edit, proofread, and format technical and nontechnical documents.
• Create cohesive, logically structured documents using input from multiple authors and subject-matter experts.
• Ensure documents meet applicable requirements for technical accuracy, organization, grammar, usage, style, formatting, and consistency.
• Edit and format test plans, product specifications, management plans, procedures, reports, manuals, proposals, journal articles, and related publications.
• Work with technical teams to create, revise, and submit proposals that are clear, grammatically correct, and responsive to funding-agency requirements.
• Interview subject-matter experts and consult engineers, designers, and technical specialists to understand and clearly communicate complex information and product limitations.
• Acquire and verify technical information by observing operations or experiments and reviewing blueprints, sketches, engineering drawings, journals, articles, manuals, bulletins, and similar source materials.
• Prepare or coordinate illustrations, workflows, graphic images, diagrams, charts, and other visual elements supporting technical publications.
• Support technical meetings and project reviews, including collecting, organizing, and managing decisions and associated records.
• Produce professional-quality deliverables with short lead times while supporting multiple simultaneous document requests.
• Provide responsive, professional customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and collaborate effectively with diverse project teams.
• Use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and other relevant software to prepare and manage technical documents and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication, Journalism, English, or another communications-related field.
• At least four years of professional writing experience producing high-quality technical and nontechnical documents.
• Demonstrated experience managing document structure, organization, formatting, editing, and final quality.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate input from multiple authors into consistent, cohesive documents.
• Advanced knowledge of grammar, usage, proofreading, editing, and document-formatting principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and produce accurate deliverables under short deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an applicable U.S. Department of Energy security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship, as required for clearance eligibility.

Senior Technical Writer/Editor Qualifications

Candidates considered for a senior-level position must also meet the following requirements:

• Direct the development of complex technical reports, safety-analysis documents, and other technical publications.
• Demonstrate experience translating complex technical information into clear, accurate, audience-appropriate content.
• Work effectively with multiple subject-matter experts to plan, develop, review, and finalize documents.
• Apply project knowledge and conduct research through discussions with technical specialists and other authoritative resources.
• Demonstrate experience supporting safety-analysis document submittals under applicable U.S. and international regulatory requirements.
• Provide advanced word-processing, editing, formatting, grammar, and document-production expertise.
• Review or supervise the work of subcontractor personnel as needed.
• Demonstrate expertise across the full range of technical-writing and editing responsibilities.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, Journalism, English, or another communications-related field with at least eight years of writing and editing experience; or possess at least 12 years of writing and editing experience with relevant coursework.
• An advanced degree may substitute for up to two years of the required experience.

If interested in applying for a position, please send your resume to hr@redinc.com

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