Engineer Technical Writer

Clearance Level: Must have an Interim Clearance (Secret) in order to be considered for this position due to the nature of the work being done. MUST BE US CITIZEN

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila Technology is seeking a Engineer Technical Writer to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The Engineer technical writer will receive complex and highly technical descriptions from developers and/or engineers and will be required to translate those descriptions into technical reference manuals. The technical writer must be a highly skilled person who understands technical concepts down to the detail level and who can translate them into clear, concise, comprehensive documentation. 

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen- Must have an interim or Active Secret Clearance (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within 100 miles of worksite (Lexington, MA)

Description:

Researches, prepares and produces electronic media (computer interactive CDs, interactive websites, audiovisual, film, video) for training, sales, promotion, documentation, and other communicative purposes for both internal and external audiences. Consults with user to determine appropriate medium, creates product concepts, plans production, and produces media to include scriptwriting, location scouting, shot selection, video shooting, tape logging, music and sound effect selection, computer graphics, animation, digital effect creation, final editing and tape duplication. May act as liaison with vendors ensuring scheduling, costs and quality requirements are met.

Must Have:

• 5 years Creation of library elements (symbols and cells) that reflect industry standards (IPC, ANSI, IEEE)
• 7 years Familiarity w/R&D/STEM content
• 5 years Technical Writing
• 2 years Networking Applications and Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, DHCP, SSH, FTP and HTTP/S.
• 5years Reviewing Specification Requirements
• 2 years Digital Signal Processing
• 5 years Adobe software (Acrobat, InDesign)
• 5 years MS Suite (Excel, ppt)
• 2 years VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog Firmware Development (Modelsim)
• 5 years Content Writing
• Nice to Have:
• Familiarity with JIRA / Confluence
• Framemaker experience

In addition, the technical writer must have skills in the following areas:

• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel in particular
• Visio, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator: Engineering Diagramming programs
• Understanding of VHDL
• Understanding of networking technologies
• Understanding of Modelism (Mentor Graphics) & Vivado (Xilinx): Hardware programming

Preferred Skills:

• JIRA & Confluence: web based collaboration and Wiki designing
• Adobe Framemaker: word processing tool for larger formats Interim clearance is sufficient for start.

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Clearance Level: Candidates should have an interim secret or active clearance in order to be considered for this position due to the nature of the work being done. Do not apply if you do not meet this requirement. MUST BE US CITIZEN

Location: Place of performance of assignment may be a combination of on-site and remote. The on-site vs.  remote shall be based on the needs of the team during the assignment.

Interview Process: The 1st round interview will be a Zoom with the hiring manager. The 2nd round interview will be a Zoom with additional team members as needed.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.