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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

This position can work from our office in Wilsonville, OR or Billerica, MA.

Job Summary:

The Sr. DoD Scientific Technical Writer at Teledyne FLIR will work in a collaborative setting with Program Managers, Engineers and Operations team members and requires active participation with the team. This includes, but is not limited to, joining build and test activities, attending cross-functional synchronization meetings, and participating in Government reviews. This role requires a self-starter and a results-driven attitude, as the position will support Programs that are fast paced and extremely complex. The impacts of this role support a larger mission that is critical to the business and to the customers that Teledyne FLIR supports. This role contributes to supporting key missions and provides real world impact.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Write DoD compliant Technical Documents such as Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA), System Safety Program Plan (SSPP), Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP), Design Verification Testing (DVT) Procedures, and Environmental Qualification Testing (EQT) Procedures.

• Participate in Engineering and Operations activities during build and test events to capture process flow and ensure documents are clearly articulated. Objective will be to produce both internal and external documents that can clearly depict the process taken, and the results obtained. 

• Provide artifacts for Configuration Management (CM) program and Risk Management Framework (RMF).

• Assist program team by attending weekly and government meetings and generating meeting minutes. 

• Travel to support build and test events occurring at other Teledyne FLIR facilities.   

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in a technical field.

• Minimum of 5 + years of technical writing experience required.

• Minimum of 5 + years of experience writing DoD documentation required.

• Familiarity with optical and mechanical systems a plus.

• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence strongly preferred.

• Secret Clearance preferred

• Ability to take initiative on requirements and achieve results.

• Excellent team member who shares a mission driven attitude.

• Able and willing to travel up to 25% domestically.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense, where we're dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.

We're looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If you’re mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives, we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​