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Senior Writer Editor – Technical Communication
| Company | The Boeing Company |
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| Location | Everett, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $98600 – $133400 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in technical writing and editing.
- Experience as a self-starter with exceptional written and verbal communication skills, adept at translating complex technical issues into clear, easily understandable concepts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including experience with add-ons such as PerfectIT.
- Experience with SharePoint for collaborative writing and content collation from multiple authors.
Responsibilities
- Leverages technical writing skills to develop comprehensive command media and documentation strategies for Structures, improving our ability to navigate, comply with, and change process requirements and instructions.
- Supports all BCA programs by developing and deploying an efficient information architecture to streamline process and technical documentation (e.g. PROs/BPIs/BPGs, enterprise and BCA ‘Book 0’, Design Manuals, stress and certification documents), updating SharePoint and Community of Practice postings, editing and posting Design Practice content, and similar.
- Follows wide-ranging requirements and instructions to use numerous document management systems (e.g. OnePPPM, PSDS, DMS, BDPT, technical library, electronic coordination sheet library, and SharePoint for writing collaboratively with teams).
- Coordinates with multiple disciplines to advance Structures’ efforts to simplify information architecture content delivery and configuration management.
- Partners with technical Records and Information Management (RIM) focals.
- Seeks out new document authoring, search tools, and techniques to advance our capabilities in collaboration with Enterprise AI and other pathfinder teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Communication or a related field.
- Familiarity with Boeing style guides applicable to various document types.
- Knowledge of BCAI or similar approved Boeing-internal document automation tools.
- Understanding of HTML, XML, and DITA, along with experience in their supporting editing environments.
- Experience to locate and synthesize engineering requirements, instructions, guidance, objectives, and directives from diverse disciplines and sources.
- Experience working collaboratively within a small team on highly variable projects, effectively collating diverse inputs.
- Strong collaboration skills to effectively engage with other teams, including Systems Engineering (SEIT), Engineering Strategy & Operations (ES&O), and the Digital & Systems Engineering Functional Chief Office.
- Detail-oriented with a keen ability to identify errors in templates or AI-generated content, showcasing strong pattern recognition skills.
- Familiarity with configuration management tools, such as Beyond Compare.
