Essential Functions

• Create end-user documents in accordance with the company’s strategies and standards.
• Oversee the process of publications from initiation to release.
• Identify and implement required Technical Order (TO) development and changes using Adobe Frame Maker, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Illustrator based on a technical data package consisting of an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP), engineering drawings, and Logistics Management Information (LMI) data.
• Partner with Engineers, Product Support Analysts, Drafters, and internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create technical publications, operating manuals, user guides, quick reference material, application and technical notes, training materials, etc.
• Host in-process reviews and perform certifications and verifications of Technical Manuals with operators, peers, and customers.
• Participate in project meetings with direct interface with engineering and our government customer.
• Coordinate and handle multiple tasks and projects; and, provide guidance for the same to lPT members throughout the development lifecycle.
• Assist with the preparation of Rough Order of Magnitude or Basis of Estimates
• Perform related duties as required, e.g., support to integrated logistics functions, and training/mentoring of technical publication and product support personnel.
• Perform data and configuration management activities associated with implementation of Technical Manuals.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Required Skills

• Ability to effectively work in a team environment; and, perform work and resolve problems with limited supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with specific emphasis on attention to detail.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, English or related field; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Minimum of five (10) years’ experience, preferably in a Sustaining or Development Engineering environment.
• Proficiency with Adobe Framemaker, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, and Microsoft Office applications, or other Desktop Publishing Programs.
• Working knowledge of materials, components, assemblies, computer, and peripheral hardware designs – parts.
• Working knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, e.g., Windchill or equivalent.
• Familiarity with S1000D authoring and publishing – preferred.

 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Ability to travel to remote sites, e.g., Pillar Point Air Force Station, and Pt. Mugu.
• The flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance which includes U.S. citizenship or U.S. naturalization.
• Telecommuting statement?
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: 8-koi and, its wholly owned subsidiary, Cape Design Engineering (CDE) are Equal Opportunity Employers. 8-koi and CDE do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE:
As part of our commitment to safeguard the wellbeing of our employees and to provide a safe environment for everyone, 8-koi, Inc. has established a drug-free workplace policy consistent with The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. 

8-koi, Inc. requires job applicants to submit to a drug/alcohol test and may use a refusal to submit to a drug/alcohol test or a positive confirmed drug/alcohol test as a basis for rejecting to hire a job applicant. A job applicant is a person who has applied for a position with 8-koi, Inc. and has been offered employment conditioned upon successfully passing a drug/alcohol test, and may have begun work pending the results of the drug/alcohol test.