Job ID: 2307021

Location: GREENBELT, MD, US

Date Posted: 2023-05-15

Category: Business Development

Subcategory: Proposal

Schedule: Part-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

SAIC is seeking a high level Technical Writer Level 6 on the OMES II contract in support of the On-Orbit Servicing Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM-1) program NASA’s Exploration and In-Space Services Projects (NExIS) division. This position is located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD.

OSAM-1 is a robotic servicing mission designed to refuel a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. It contains 3 elements: the Flight Element comprised of the OSAM-1 Servicing Vehicle (RSV) and development testbeds, the Ground Element comprised of the systems required to conduct RSV operations and the supporting networks and facilities, and the Launch Element comprised of the Launch Vehicle and supporting facilities and services. NExIS is responsible for the design, engineering, development, test, and operations of the OSAM-1 Mission through an integrated team at GSFC. The Servicing Payload design, development and RSV integration will be conducted at GSFC.

Job Description:

• Ensures accurate content that is error free and aligned to SAIC Style Guide.
• Engages with Capture Manager, Proposal Manager, Lead Solution Architect and other proposal team members to develop and execute a comprehensive Content Plan.
• Develops content that clearly, concisely and accurately articulates the proposed solution and win strategy to clearly map the response to the solicitation instructions and evaluation criteria.
• Incorporates strengths and strategies from capture plans to incorporate into new or existing reusable content document.
• Substantively edits content to streamline prose and present in a concise manner, improve focus, sharpen structure, and reduce word count (one-voice or technical edit).
• Collaborates with subject matter experts to accurately and effectively describe solutions, methods and complex business and technical concepts.
• Writes and updates material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs, and related technical and administrative publications concerned with work methods and procedures, and installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Refines work of writers, and heads and coordinates activities of writers engaged in preparing technical, scientific, medical, or other material for publication in conjunction with or independent from manufacturing, research, and related activities.
• Viewed as an expert in the field. Participates with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives.
• Exhibits solutions to problems of unusually complex, which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation.
• Serves as consultant to top management in long-range goals and objectives, company policies, programs and capabilities.
• Often instrumental in attracting and obtaining major new company business.
• Requires an understanding of the full capture process from pre-to post-RFP phases; a knowledge of corporate data resources and the ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize that data to meet the proposal requirements; and the ability to direct others in accomplishing proposal-related work. Develops, plans and schedules proposals.
• Compiles cost, schedule, and technical elements in the development of proposals in accordance with request for proposal (RFP) specifications.
• Coordinates the collection and accumulation of cost, scheduling, and performance elements from functional departments. Researches and analyzes historical data, develops cost models to support proposal efforts.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelors and eighteen (18) years or more of related experience; Masters and sixteen (16) years or more experience; PhD or JD and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
• Years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Required Experience:

• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Proven ability to work with/interview subject matter experts to effectively incorporate complex technical and management approaches into proposal content.
• Must have strong working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense FAR (DFAR), DCAA, etc.) and the ability to read and interpret Government Synopsis, RFx/Solicitations.
• Must have in-depth understanding of compliance with all sections of governmental RFx, experience analyzing RFx, developing annotated outlines, creating compliance matrices and content plans.
• Excellent people skills, and demonstrated experience working with teams of varying sizes, technical abilities, and levels of authority with both internal corporate staff and teammates.
• Requires strong planning, organization, and communication skills.

Clearance:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.