Technical Editor

Review plans, reports, and supporting materials to identify inconsistencies, missing information, and discrepancies in technical content.

Analyze narrative text, data, tables, and graphics to make recommendations.

Coordinate with authors and subject-matter experts to resolve document deficiencies.

Edit plans and reports to ensure compliance.

Rewrite technical text to improve clarity, organization, grammar, accuracy, and suitability.

Draft or revise findings, conclusions, recommendations, and editorial comments.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Employees of the U.S. Army Test & Evaluation Command, HQ-ATEC with personal competitive status. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Consideration will also be given to current Army employees with personal competitive status.

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or expereince requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: Three years of progressively responsible general work experience with one year of that experience equivalent to the NH-01 pay band (GS-04 grade level equivalent), which includes preparing documents using desktop publishing software systems and reviewing documents for accuracy.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower level/grade position in the federal service (NH-01/GS-04).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree that included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position.

For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18.

Add the two percentages.(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Reading Comprehension Technical Documentation Writing