Editor jobs in Dayton, OH

LinQuest is seeking a Staff Technical Editor to join our team at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret clearance is required.

LinQuest is looking for a creative technical editor who isn’t afraid of digging into the details. You will be responsible for the editing and production of high-quality technical documentation, briefings, proposals, and marketing materials that contribute to the overall success of our products. You will join a team of talented developers and engineers and work collaboratively to make our products more digestible and usable by others.

IF YOU CAN:

Balance confidence with radical open-mindedness

See your projects through from start to finish

Utilize best practices for technical writing that meet applicable standards

Determine the clearest and most logical way to present information for greatest reader comprehension

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven working experience in technical writing of software documentation
• BS in English or related field
• More than three years of technical writing experience
• Excellent written skills in English
• Strong working knowledge of LaTeX and Microsoft Office with a portfolio to back it up
• Meticulous document reviews that elevate the quality of the product
• Interest in learning and adopting modern software tools as part ofthetechnical writing review process (i.e. Gitlab, Python scripting, Jira, Confluence)
• Continuous improvement, constantly striving to challenge yourself and your teammates to reach your best
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• An active TS clearance

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits: LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits

Education

• Bachelors or better in English or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Secret

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)