Technical Writer

Job ID: 2615530

Location: North Charleston, SC, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-11

Category: Wage Determination (SCA)

Subcategory: Service Contract Act

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking dedicated Technical Writers to join our team in support of the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) project. This role involves producing, maintaining, and refining technical documentation that ensures consistent quality and usability for our customers. You will collaborate with engineers, technicians, and logisticians to develop content that supports a critical defense program.

Job Description:

As a Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating and updating a variety of technical and administrative materials, including reports, manuals, installation, operation, maintenance guides, proposals, and training documentation. Your work will directly support military systems development by capturing complex information and transforming it into clear, concise, and user-friendly documents. Key responsibilities include:

• Utilizing word processing and publishing tools to produce materials such as memos, forms, publications, reports, tables, and graphs
• Editing and reformatting drafts (written or electronic) to meet quality and style requirements
• Collaborating closely with engineers, technicians, logisticians, and customers to gather technical details and translate them into comprehensive documentation
• Creating pictorial and line-drawn instructions to enhance written materials
• Refining and coordinating the work of other writers when necessary to ensure a cohesive and polished product
• Ensuring compliance with customer standards, including MIL-STD requirements
• Your contributions will enable the successful development, installation, and operation of CAC2S equipment and systems, helping to ensure mission readiness

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma at minimum
• Experience in Technical Writing of manuals, MLA Format, MIL Standard preferred
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance within 60 days of hire; SAIC will help to obtain

Desired:

• Three (3)+ years of technical writing experience
• Proficiency in technical writing tools and software packages
• Familiarity with military system documentation standards (e.g., MIL-STD-38784, MIL-DTL-81927)
• Experience working in conjunction with multi-disciplinary teams (engineers, technicians, logisticians) to develop technical content
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to refine and edit technical information for clarity and accuracy

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .