Technical Editor
This is the employer's own posting, not a copy on a job board.
What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 2d ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 2d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-10-08). Last seen at its source 1h ago.
We have tracked this listing since 8 Oct 2026 (2 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 1 hour ago.
Is it remote?
The listing says yes
The location field doesn't say remote, so our assessment is based on the title or the description. Read the listing before applying.
Who may apply?
United States
The description states no restriction of its own. This is the source's own tag.
Pay
$45.5k–82.2k/yr
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Skills named in the ad
Recognised terms only, from a fixed vocabulary — this is what CV matching compares against.
Carried by 1 source
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Workday employer's own board first seen 2d ago · last seen 1h ago
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The listing
Leidos is seeking an entry level Technical Editor to support environmental investigation, remediation, and restoration programs for government clients. The Technical Editor will work with environmental scientists, engineers, geologists, project managers, technical specialists, and other project personnel to develop high-quality technical documents and deliverables.
The successful candidate will review, edit, format, and perform quality control of complex technical documents to ensure they are clear, accurate, consistent, well organized, and compliant with client, regulatory, contractual, and company requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
- Review documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, readability, consistency, organization, and appropriate technical terminology while maintaining the technical intent and accuracy of material prepared by subject matter experts.
- Perform quality reviews of complex technical documents to ensure consistency among narrative text, tables, figures, appendices, references, acronyms, terminology, units of measure, figure and table numbering, and supporting data.
- Perform document-level QA/QC to identify inconsistencies, missing information, conflicting information, formatting issues, and other potential errors prior to client submission.
- Resolve significant inconsistencies in technical deliverables.
- Apply editorial judgment in conjunction with client requirements and project style guides, templates, formatting standards, and document control requirements. Coordinate with technical personnel to ensure figures and other supporting materials are appropriately incorporated into final deliverables.
- Support electronic document production, compilation, and delivery in accordance with project and client requirements.
- Manage multiple documents and priorities while meeting established project schedules and submission deadlines.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in English, technical communication, journalism, or related discipline.
- Strong command of English grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, and professional writing conventions.
- Ability to edit complex technical material for clarity and consistency without altering technical meaning, with a willingness to develop these skills through structured on-the-job training.
- Working proficiency with Microsoft Word, including use of track changes, search capabilities, tables, cross-references, and document navigation, with a willingness to develop these skills with structured, on-the-job training
- Working proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical, repeatable approach to QC..
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, contributors, review cycles, and deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively with technical professionals and communicate editorial recommendations diplomatically and clearly.
- Consistently apply project procedures and document control practices.
Must be able to pass a Public Trust background investigation; due to contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent residency is required.
**Please be advised that during the interview, you will be required to keep your camera on, and your interviewer will be taking your picture for identification purposes if an offer letter is extended to you.**
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
October 8, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $45,500.00 - $82,250.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.