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Technical Publication Author/Writer

Fort Worth, TX • On-site

PlanIT Group, LLC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services • 51 - 200 employees

Full-time

Re-posted 22 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
PlanIT Group, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Technical Publication Author/Writer to join their team supporting the F-16 program. The role involves researching, developing, writing, and converting legacy technical manuals into S1000D format while collaborating with engineering and production teams to ensure high-quality documentation.
Responsibilities:
• Research, write, and edit technical content for F-16 aircraft maintenance and operations manuals in compliance with contractual and military specifications.
• Apply applicable style guides, formatting standards, and publication specifications to ensure consistency across deliverables.
• Review and validate technical content for clarity, accuracy, and compliance prior to publication release.
• Support publication updates in response to customer feedback, operational findings, and aircraft configuration changes.
• Maintain documentation schedules and ensure timely delivery of assigned technical publications.
• Utilize content management systems and publishing tools to prepare and deliver electronic and/or printed publications.
• Ensure all documentation meets quality assurance requirements and passes internal and external audits.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Experience/knowledge of multiple aircraft systems such as Hydraulic, Lighting, Air Conditioning, Fire Protection, Oxygen, Emergency Power, Crew Escape and Safety, Canopy Jettison, Ejection Seat, Ice Protection, Pneumatic Supply, Towing and Taxing, Ice Protection, Structure (Doors, Panels and Structures) Corrosion Control, Nondestructive Inspections, Propulsion, Avionics, Weapons
• Experience of Standard Group Markup Language (SGML) tagging
• Experience of Extensible Markup Language (XML) tagging
Preferred:
• Prior technical writing experience strongly preferred
• Prior military aircraft maintenance experience preferred
• Experience with any military aircraft platform(s) that uses XML, S1000D, and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) in a composite environment
• Experience using Epic Editor, Isodraw, Arbor Text Tool Suite, XML, S1000D or similar applications
Company:
PlanIT Group is an IT and engineering professional services company which provides top-tier talent to various commercial and government customers. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Charlotte, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.