Cobham Mission Systems – St. Petersburg is pleased to announce an employment opportunity for a Technical Writer with experience in defense and aerospace environment.  This position is needed in our Engineering department at our office in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

Cobham Mission Systems – St. Petersburg specializes in the design and manufacture of life saving devices, electro- explosively actuated devices and gas storage and release systems for military, underwater and aerospace applications. We are a “high-tech” business with extensive in-house design and manufacturing capabilities to satisfy customer requirements.

If you are seeking a fast paced, quality-driven opportunity, then Cobham Mission Systems – St. Petersburg is for you.  We pride ourselves on building the strongest teams in the industry and seek candidates that are self-motivated, passionate and committed to providing the best to our customers.

Technical Writer

Cobham Mission Systems – St. Petersburg is seeking a Technical Writer who will be responsible for supporting the documentation requirements of the Engineering Dept. This Technical Writer will create and modify program documentation as directed by the respective Program Manager and is often required to do so for more than one program concurrently. The Technical Writer also provides guidance for the development of documents and presentations intended for the customer. The Technical Writer must understand government requirements for product documentation and be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of documents. The Technical Writer produces documents in clear and concise language with very little guidance and strong command of the MS Office suite. The Technical Writer is expected to acquire and verify information by interviewing subject matter experts, observing experiments and following methods and procedures. In addition, the Technical Writer is able to conduct research and reference other documents. The candidate should be comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced, high-energy engineering environment operating under tight deadlines.

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, the candidate will meet the following requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Technical Communications, English or Journalism or Business/Technical related field
• Five (5) years experience in document management and technical editing
• Strong proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point, Visio, Acrobat
• Experience with technical projects and technical terminology
• The candidate should demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and proficiency in his/her communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Proven ability to provide excellent service to internal and external customers
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proven ability to multi-task on several highly complex projects

Desired Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following additional qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Technical Communications, English or Journalism or Business/Technical related field
• Experience with government classification marking standards
• Oracle knowledge a plus
• Aerospace/Military background a plus.