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Technical Writer/Editor
Maxar has an opening for a Proposal Technical Writer/Editor to join our team in Herndon, VA, Colorado Springs, CO, Westminster CO, Melbourne, FL, or Tampa FL. This position will support Maxar’s U.S. Government Services customers with leading-edge geospatial intelligence, systems engineering, and software development expertise addressing their most challenging issues. We are a flexible and fast-paced organization that contracts with government and industry customers as both prime and subcontractor.
The Proposal Technical Writer/Editor will join our existing team of proposal and business development experts. In this role, you will support Maxar’s U.S. Government Services teams by writing, editing, and managing a variety of document types along with some project or program management functions.
Responsibilities:
• Contribute to and/or manage proposal and documentation efforts including: interviewing technical experts and translating their solutions to fulfill customer requirements, developing proposal/documentation content plans, assigning sub-tasks, writing and editing proposal sections as appropriate, coordinating necessary reviews, and submitting documents to internal and/or external customers.
• Organize, schedule, and lead internal and external meetings related to proposals and documentation projects.
• Participate in proposal development/refinement tasks, including color review preparation and recovery.
• Manage the content, assignments, schedule, and track progress of work to ensure it is completed on time and is fully compliant to the requirements for government, other customers, or internal submittals.
• Write procedural documents and process documents for Maxar U.S. Government Services.
• Maintain document repository and document tracking system for proposals, procedures, and other office documents.
• Flex to contribute to other areas as needs arise including proposal coordination, marketing, technical reports, and growth enablement.
Minimum Requirements:
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree (4 years of additional work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.)
• 5 years of experience in writing, editing, and document management.
• Experience managing documentation projects or other types of projects MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint required.
• Strong planning and time management skills to meet customer deadlines.
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently and/or within a group.
• U.S. Government proposal experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal colleagues and contacts in customer organizations.
• Excellent writing and editing skills and demonstrated technical documentation experience.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills required for both internal and external communications.
Preferred Experience:
• Current TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with proposals for U.S. Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community customers
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint document libraries and administration.
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all of our U.S. job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. To accommodate all locations, we have listed the bottom to the top of the possible range, and will share the target range for a specific location during the recruiting discussion. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidates unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is:
$83,000.00 – $176,000.00 annually.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Salary: 83000 – 176000
Job Posting Language: en
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