TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a full-time Technician Writer to join our team in Ashburn, Virginia.

With 80 years experience as a driving force in the industry, TransCore continues to define the future of transportation. We continue to succeed due to the passion, focus, and expertise of our people and are seeking a Technical Writer with the unique ability to produce excellence in written documentation solutions to join our diverse and dynamic team in Ashburn, VA.

Job Summary: The individual selected will be responsible for researching, writing, editing, and verifying high-quality technical documents. You will work directly with management, technical, and project staff to develop project and customer-facing documentation that meets customer requirements and user needs. This includes performing administrative, formatting, editing, and project management activities from project assignment through document completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Researches, writes, rewrites and verifies high quality technical documents
• Displays excellent grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation skills
• Creates new or updates existing technical documentation in accordance with established corporate and/or project-specific standards
• Provides documentation project management. Tracks and reports progress of projects from inception through production
• Works with technical and project staff in developing documentation suitable for customer presentation
• Participates in team meetings and collaborates with all subject-matter experts.
• Contributes to the establishment of improved documentation processes and deliverables.
• Researches and analyzes system requirements, and designs information products to meet those needs.
• Acquires an overall knowledge of the product(s) he/she is responsible for documenting, and an understanding of how they relate to the entire product solution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university in English, Communications, Engineering, or equivalent combination of formal education and job-related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in technical writing, editing, or proposal related experience.

• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate information and ideas verbally and in writing and communicate across various levels of management.
• Excellent Microsoft Word skills, including strong familiarity with the Styles, Paragraph, and References functions.
• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite, Acrobat, and source control software.
• Writing experience within a software environment is preferred
• Capacity to work both independently and in a team.
• Skill in researching, organizing, and presenting technical information.
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, to meet deadlines, and to effectively collaborate with peers within the organization.
• Experience in instructional design and creative writing is a plus.
• Writing portfolio will be requested at interview.

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)