Technical Writer III – S1000D / Structured XML – Aerospace & Defense

*** No C2C ***

*** W-2 Only ***

*** USC or GC Holder ***

*** 12-Month Contract-to-Hire ***

*** 100% Remote ***

*** Clean Background to be able to Obtain & Maintain a Secret Clearance ***

We are seeking an experienced Technical Writer III to support advanced aerospace and defense programs involving mission payloads, electronic systems, integrated aircraft, and space-exploration systems.

This is a structured-authoring position—not a traditional Microsoft Word–only technical-writing role.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop technical, operations, and maintenance manuals, test plans, procedures, and contractual documentation.
• Author and maintain structured XML content or S1000D data modules.
• Interpret engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, block diagrams, and CAD models.
• Work with engineers and SMEs to develop accurate documentation with limited direction.
• Manage documentation reviews, revisions, change control, and approved comments.
• Support modular content, reusable topics, conditional content, schema validation, and single-source publishing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on structured XML authoring—not merely familiarity with XML.
• Experience with Oxygen XML Editor, Arbortext, XMetaL, Structured FrameMaker, or a comparable platform.
• Advanced technical-writing and publishing knowledge.
• Experience developing technical, operations, or maintenance manuals.
• Strong Microsoft Word skills and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

Highly Preferred

• S1000D experience, including data modules, DMCs, SNS, BREX, applicability, DMRLs, or CSDBs.
• Aerospace, defense, military, or DoD experience.
• CDRL, DID, government-acceptance, or ITAR experience.
• DITA, CMS/CCMS, component libraries, and single-source publishing.
• Git/GitHub, Markdown, or documentation-as-code experience.
• Adobe FrameMaker, CGM, SVG, or IETP experience.
• Candidates with hands-on S1000D or structured XML experience in aerospace or defense environments are strongly encouraged to apply.