Technical Writer

Gallium’s products are used by national defense agencies and system integrators worldwide to design develop and deliver the Human-System Interface (HSI) for high performance Military Command and Control and Air Traffic Control display applications.

For 20 years, Gallium has pursued and achieved the goal of excellence in Commercial Off-The-Shelf software for mission critical visual systems. Our continuous development work has consistently raised expectations of what visualization software can and should do. We’re registered to the ISO 9001 standard. Gallium’s software is used in more than 100 priority applications in 25 countries.

Gallium is recruiting for a Technical Writer.

This position is in Ottawa, Canada.

The successful candidate will be part of a development team currently bringing to market a new product offering. You will lead the effort to create the end-user documentation including: a tutorial, reference application, installation guide and training course materials. Our InterMAPhics product is an Object-Oriented toolkit used to develop the 2D/3D graphical user display in mission-critical Defense Command & Control and Air Traffic Control systems.

For further information about Gallium and its products, please consult www.gallium.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include:

Writing technical documentation for use by software developers and system integrators, including:

• Training Tutorials

• Reference Application Guide

• Installation Procedures Guide

• Training Course materials

Meeting with peers for the purpose of:

• Gathering required information

• Peer reviews

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years writing Technical Documentation

• 5+ years of experience in the software industry (including student or co-op experience).

• Excellent English written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills

• Experience with preparing IT training courses

• Highly motivated, Team player

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Experience with source control software

• Willingness to travel occasionally

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Experience with the following tools, products and technologies are considered an asset:

• Programming experience (C++, Java)

• Training Course delivery experience

• Data Distribution Service (DDS) knowledge

• Experience with command & control (C2), air traffic control (ATC), mapping, GIS, or other graphical applications

• Ability to obtain a Canadian or NATO security clearance

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you fulfill the requirements and skills listed above, we look forward to hearing from you. Please apply by e-mail to careers@gallium.com quoting job title “Technical Writer”.

Thank-you for your interest in Gallium Visual Systems, however we regret that we are only able to contact the candidates selected for further consideration.