Top Technical Writer Jobs

Develops, edits, reviews, and maintains technical documents, reports, student and instructor guides, course materials, and publications for a federal training program. Collaborates with instructional designers and subject-matter experts, ensures compliance with Department of State policies and FLETA standards, selects supporting visuals, manages revisions, and performs final editorial and production reviews. Requires independent work, strong writing and editing skills, proficiency with Microsoft and Adobe tools, occasional travel, and Secret clearance eligibility.

Own and maintain technical manuals, maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guides, and service documentation for Zipline’s aircraft and equipment. Research engineering materials, interview subject matter experts, observe maintenance work, validate technical accuracy, coordinate reviews, and manage publication. Improve content structure, metadata, templates, and workflows while migrating documentation from MadCap Flare to Markdown and MDX in GitHub. Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, operations, software, systems, and illustration teams.

Technical Writer supporting Defensive Cyber Operations by translating systems engineering and cybersecurity assessment results into clear technical reports, mitigation recommendations, and project documentation. Collaborates with engineers, intelligence analysts, project managers, and government stakeholders; maintains documentation repositories, version control, technical records, databases, and web-based content. The role requires supporting cybersecurity vulnerability assessments for weapons, space, and other mission-critical systems.

Provides technical writing, document preparation, meeting and notetaking support, repository management, and cybrarian services for USSTRATCOM software capability and functional-management activities. Drafts and maintains requirements documents, briefings, procedures, meeting records, action trackers, and knowledge resources while coordinating reviews, version control, stakeholder inputs, and timely release of deliverables.

Creates and maintains system-level technical documentation, procedures, SOPs, management plans, and briefing materials for Navy cyber defense and network systems. Interviews engineers and administrators to gather technical information, supports SharePoint document workflows, manages peer reviews, and resolves review comments. The role requires producing accurate documentation under a government contract while supporting configuration, security, program, and operations activities.

Develop and maintain technical, operational, and executive documentation, including manuals, SOPs, white papers, reports, project plans, and briefings. Collaborate with subject matter experts, project managers, and stakeholders to research and translate complex technical concepts for varied audiences. Create process flows, architectural diagrams, and presentations using Visio and PowerPoint while supporting documentation management and technology processes.

Lead cybersecurity technical writer for a Defense Health Agency contract, authoring and maintaining RMF, ATO, eMASS, POA&M, STIG, CDRL, COOP, security policy, SOP, and compliance documentation. Collaborate with ISSOs, ISSMs, architects, administrators, and developers to document security controls, vulnerabilities, risk assessments, incident response, configuration management, and audit evidence supporting DHA ECS environments and DoD compliance.

Develop and maintain manufacturing work instructions, SOPs, inspection procedures, specifications, and other controlled documents. Observe production and engineering processes, translate technical information into operator-focused instructions, and collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Training teams. Support pilot builds, new product introduction, process development, document control, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Create and maintain structured developer documentation for APIs, SDKs, and integrations. Design metadata schemas, ontologies, and context rules for AI-assisted content generation; review and fact-check generated documentation and code snippets; author API references and conceptual guides in Git- and Markdown-based docs-as-code workflows; and collaborate with product, engineering, support, and implementation teams to validate technical accuracy and merchant integration flows.

Authors and maintains controlled technical documentation for chillers, liquid-cooling systems, and related industrial equipment. Develops field procedures, manuals, checklists, service bulletins, training materials, illustrations, and troubleshooting content. Manages document registers, revision control, approvals, change notices, translations, templates, and editorial standards. Collaborates with engineers, technicians, training teams, and application developers to structure reusable content for print, web, and future technician-facing applications. Observes field work and incorporates feedback into accurate, executable, safety-critical documentation.

Create, revise, and maintain technical documentation, user manuals, release notes, and related content supporting the Department of State Passport Services and its Quality Management System. Collaborate with product management and quality assurance teams to verify information, organize complex technical material, and keep documentation accurate and consistent as products and processes change.

Creates external technical content and internal documentation, including articles, white papers, case studies, product materials, training resources, work instructions, and SOPs. Interviews subject-matter experts, researches technical topics, translates complex information for varied audiences, maintains content standards, coordinates reviews and approvals, and partners with creative and marketing teams on publishing and multimedia materials.

Supports the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Rights Directorate through technical writing, policy research, SOP and manual development, EEO data analysis, documentation modernization, and program coordination. The role gathers and organizes complex information, researches regulations, prepares responses to Government taskers and data requests, tracks milestones, coordinates stakeholders, and develops reports, briefings, charts, and other program products.

Researches, drafts, edits, and finalizes technical proposal volumes for defense technologies and products. Translates complex engineering and program information into clear narratives for technical and non-technical audiences. Collaborates with engineers, product managers, subject matter experts, customers, and cross-functional teams while managing multiple quick-turn assignments. Ensures proposal accuracy, consistency, branding, legal compliance, security compliance, and adherence to style and process guidelines.

Develops, maintains, and improves automotive technical documentation and Technical Service Bulletins. Collaborates with engineers and subject matter experts, manages the TSB lifecycle, validates procedures, ensures documentation quality and compliance, incorporates visual aids, audits historical records, and improves content processes supporting technicians, dealerships, field personnel, and customers.

Technical Writing Interns will test and document product features, create tutorials, examples, release notes, and visual content, and improve documentation for users and AI agents. They will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and writers; participate in planning and feature testing; publish content through a docs-as-code workflow; analyze customer feedback and metrics; and own a documentation project from ideation through implementation.

Technical Writing Interns will test product features and create clear, accurate documentation, tutorials, examples, release notes, diagrams, screenshots, and dynamic content. They will collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and writers; participate in planning and bug bashes; analyze customer feedback and metrics; publish content through a docs-as-code workflow; and complete an end-to-end documentation project during a 12-week, in-person internship.

Develops and maintains technical and operational documentation, including SOPs, guides, requirements, test results, briefings, FAQs, and executive summaries. The role edits and reviews content, translates complex concepts for varied audiences, manages knowledge repositories and data sources, creates Word, PowerPoint, and Excel deliverables, and collaborates with technical experts and stakeholders. Requires strong writing, organization, documentation, and communication skills, along with ITIL knowledge and experience using configuration management tools.

Creates, edits, and maintains mission-critical IT documentation and DoD contract deliverables, including SOPs, user manuals, API documentation, architecture guides, status reports, white papers, and dashboards. Collaborates with engineers, developers, and cybersecurity teams to translate technical information into clear documentation. Ensures compliance with DoD, RMF, and contract standards; performs peer reviews, manages document repositories and version control, and supports recurring reporting requirements.

Supports the Learning and Development team by researching, writing, editing, organizing, formatting, and managing instructional content. Collaborates with subject matter experts and instructional designers to develop training resources, visuals, diagrams, and documentation for EquipmentShare University. Uploads materials to the company intranet, maintains digital assets, shadows content creators, and builds relationships across departments.

Develops and updates diagnostic troubleshooting and fault-isolation procedures for military vehicle systems in paper and interactive technical manuals. Researches engineering specifications, interprets technical data, induces and observes vehicle-system failures, analyzes diagnostic codes and serial data, documents failure modes, and validates procedures down to field-level repair parts. The role also ensures MIL-STD and contractual compliance, photographs vehicle components, and incorporates validation and editorial feedback. Up to 25% travel may be required.

Develops and maintains technical publications for military aircraft avionics and communications modernization programs. Produces technical manuals, technical orders, installation and operational procedures, software documentation, sustainment materials, training content, and logistics documentation. Collaborates with engineering, software, cybersecurity, integration, testing, and program teams; documents architectures, requirements, configuration changes, verification activities, and aircraft modifications while ensuring compliance with military standards and customer requirements.

Leads the creation, editing, maintenance, and approval of user guides, release notes, and technical documentation for regulated software products. Collaborates with engineering, product, project, and subject matter experts to simplify complex functionality. Establishes documentation standards, publishing processes, content structures, and continuous-improvement frameworks while managing cross-functional initiatives, schedules, quality, consistency, and stakeholder approvals.

Lead AI enablement for software engineering teams by creating tutorials, prompt libraries, training programs, and adoption interventions. Develop documentation such as API references, runbooks, READMEs, and integration guides. Build AI champion networks, track adoption through metrics and dashboards, produce instructional content, and partner with engineers and leaders to improve AI-augmented development practices and technical knowledge systems.

Supports NAVAIR by authoring, editing, and maintaining Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals and Technical Manuals. Develops XML documentation in PTC Arbortext according to MIL-STD-3001, using engineering and maintenance source data. Creates content through SME interviews, validates technical information, reviews documents for clarity and compliance, and provides proofreading and writing support across technical materials.