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Applied Optimization (AO) Job Description
Job Title: Editing Specialist Reports to: Principal Scientist
FLSA Status: Part-Time (Non-Exempt) Department: Technical Deliverables
Position Objective:
• Collaborate with company personnel to produce high-quality, timely, accurate and complete technical proposals, reports, manuals, policies, recruiting and marketing materials and documents
Essential Functions:
• Assist in producing technical proposal, reports, manuals, policies, recruiting, and marketing materials and documents
• Review technical documents from a scientific viewpoint
• Help guide the technical writing process at AO from document planning to finalization and delivery
• Organize and communicate document requirements and internal and external deadlines for document completion to writing team; keep team updated on status toward meeting requirements and deadlines
• Provide technical writing support in areas such as, but not limited to, purpose and audience; sentence, paragraph, and report structure; grammar and usage; and document formatting
• Help create technical writing guidelines, procedures, report-specific checklists, and additional resources for use by science/engineering personnel
• Actively contribute to help improve the writing process
• Ensure accuracy and follow documentation procedures for all work; maintain notebook of daily activities and provide weekly report of work
• Contribute to office administration tasks and other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
• Educational Requirements:
o A 4-year course of study leading to a Bachelor's degree in English or similar field
o Or an Undergraduate Student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the study of English, creative writing, technical writing, journalism, or comparable field with a superior academic record
• Attention to detail and effective time and schedule management skills
• Effective organizing, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt within a small team to support evolving customer requirements
• Ability to execute instructions and communication in written, oral, and diagram form
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to produce complex reports and correspondence and speak before a group of employees
• Demonstrated strong writing, fact-gathering, and analytical skills
• Basic computer and software skills including but not necessarily limited to Microsoft Office products (e.g., Outlook, Word, and Power Point); advance Microsoft Word skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with Government Contracting and Proposals
Citizenship/Security Clearance Requirements:
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder
About Our Part Time Positions:

• Hours: This position is a part-time, year-round appointment that requires a minimum of sixteen hours per week of work. The hours are flexible and may be adjusted to balance project submission deadlines. This position requires you to be in our corporate office, we do not offer remote work

About Us: Applied Optimization is a growing organization located in Fairborn, OH. We are an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary that is commensurate with qualifications and a comprehensive benefits package. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Find out more about us at www.appliedo.com.
This job description is subject to change.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Applied Optimization
About Us
Since 1995, Applied Optimization, Inc. (AO) has been collaboratively discovering innovative solutions in material science and space science to address the technical challenges of our clients and partners in industry and government. Offering the right balance between critical thinking and non-conformity, our team of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and software developers strive to further the understanding and state-of-the-art of additive manufacturing (AM), materials processing, space situational awareness, and space object characterization. Our software products' capabilities include optimizing AM process parameters, mitigating defects in build parts, and processing and exploiting photometry data from Earth's space domain.
Our Focus
We focus on interdisciplinary research and development of space science and materials science. From analyzing brightness data from man-made space objects in earth's orbit to mathematical modeling in AM processes, Applied Optimization's team is adept at assessing, researching, and developing optimized solutions for today's technological problems. We customize our technical solutions to customer needs to ensure specific answers for specific problems Our innovative solutions are designed to provide results when utilized in a client's day-to-day processes.
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