We have a need for several Technical Writers at the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, NJ.  Positions are to support a multi-year contract with the government and can either be set up as corp-to-corp, independent contractors or direct hire employees with health and medical benefits, vacation and sick pay and a 401K plan.

Writers will be developing and creating system and user manuals for training purposes.

Responsibilities:
Ø      Processing engineering information to produce technical operator and maintenance manuals.
Ø      Assist in the preparation and editing of technical publications using established procedures and guidelines.
Ø      Assist with concept and presentation of written material and illustrations for the publication.
Ø      Conduct validation and verification of manuals in shop or field environments.

Requirements:
Ø      Comprehensive knowledge of grammar, writing, editing, and publishing processes to include electronic publishing concepts, practices, standards, and technologies.
Ø      Knowledge of SGML or Comprehensive knowledge of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) in the context of creating printed and electronic documents and/or manuals.
Ø      Able to read, modify, and develop XML Document Type Definitions (DTD) and Schemas.
Ø      Working knowledge of XML editing tools such as EPIC and xMetal.
Ø      Able to read, modify, and develop style languages such as Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Ø      Past experience with military publication development and/or IETM development is desirable.
Ø      Experience with electronic publishing tools such as FrameMaker, Interleaf, PageMaker is highly desirable.