Essential Responsibilities:

- Coordinate and perform the writing of operation, installation, and service manuals, product specification sheets and technical tips to the products and systems.

- Coordinate and develop the illustration and illustrating of the technical documentation.

- Interface and collaborate with product management, design engineering and support functions on technical writing projects.

- Assist other department staff in preparing documentation project and task plans and estimates, and in defining the audience, purpose, and subject for information products.

- Improve and develop technical writing skills and tool usage.

- Improve and develop the technical writing standards for department.

- Improve and develop effectiveness of documentation and distribution methods.

- Use product demonstrations and independent experimentation to derive product information as required.

- Have or gain familiarity with applicable agency standards and guidelines, and applies them so that information products meet agency requirements.

- Conduct tests and solicits input to ensure the clarity, completeness, technical accuracy, and quality of the information products produced.

- Direct and participate in the evaluation, selection, and utilization of electronic formatting, desktop publishing, and word processing software for document creation and distribution.

- Provide input for use on technical writing project scheduling, peer edit reviews and content management.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

- BA/BS in Journalism, English, Technical Writing or Electrical Engineering

Experience:

- At least three years of technical writing experience, or equivalent writing experience in a related field

- Three or more years experience in creating, editing and reviewing product datasheets, operation manuals, installation manuals, user guides, help files, etc.

- Three or more years experience in using technical writing tools such as Ventura, Framemaker, Microsoft Office, Adobe, Corel Draw, RoboHelp, etc.

- Three or more years experience with using, requirements of and incorporating technical illustrations, engineering drawings, etc.

- Highly self-motivated, results driven individual with proven track in technical writing

- Experience in operating in a high impact multi-functional team environment

- Ability to write for a diverse and wide breadth of technology products and systems

- Excellent command in the proper English usage for technical content presentation in manuals

- Experience in technical writing or technical publishing for communication and control systems.

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* You must submit your application for employment through http://gecareers.com to be considered.

* You must be 18 years or older.

* You must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.

* You must be willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.

* You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

* You must be willing to work out of an office in Bradenton, FL. (no relocation assistance provided)

* You must be willing to accept an annual salary that is not more than $70,000.

Desired Characteristics:

- Experience in technical manual creation for trained electrical installers.

- Experience in technical manual creation for Graphic User Interfaces for PC based Applications.

- Experience in creating technical information into help files on PC based applications using RoboHelp.

- Experience in technical manual creation for Client/Server and WEB based TCP/IP networked solutions.

- Knowledge of commercial access control systems.

About Us:

GE Security, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a leading supplier of security and life safety technologies, with operations in more than 35 countries and $1.8 billion in annual sales. GE Security offers one of the industry’s broadest product portfolios, covering explosives and narcotics detection, intrusion and access control, video surveillance, key management, and fire detection. GE Security’s products are used to protect people and property across a wide range of industries, including aviation, law enforcement, banking, education, healthcare, mass transit, residential and retail.

GE Security was recently named Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Company of the Year for Homeland Security. For more information about GE Security and our products, please visit www.gesecurity.com.

Join an exceptional and energized team that shares a common belief in the value of creativity, operating with integrity, and leading through innovation. GE Security is focused on growth - growing revenues and growing leaders.

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