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About the Role

Kickstart your career at CAE, where you’ll help transform complex engineering concepts into clear, accurate, and professional documentation that supports world-class training systems. As an Associate Technical Writer, you’ll collaborate with engineers, authors, and quality teams to refine technical content, ensure consistency, and publish materials that meet strict standards for clarity, accuracy, and visual effectiveness. You’ll gain hands-on experience editing and developing documentation, designing graphics and layouts, and using industry-standard publishing tools to prepare content for release—all while contributing to products that help pilots and maintainers perform at their best.

Responsibilities

Write, edit, and proofread clear, accurate technical documentation.
Translate complex technical concepts into easy‑to‑understand text and visuals.
Apply DoD and industry style standards to ensure consistency and compliance.
Use publishing tools (Microsoft Office, Acrobat, FrameMaker, Photoshop, Quicksilver) to create and update materials.
Organize content, manage document structures, and support configuration‑management workflows.
Collaborate with engineers, authors, and QA to verify accuracy and meet deadlines.
Comply with all company security and data protection/usage policies and procedures.
Be personally responsible for the proper marking and handling of all information and materials.
Not divulge any information or afford access to other employees not having a need-to-know.
Not divulge information outside the company without management approval.
Access and store all government and proprietary information electronically on company-provided resources.
Work overtime on and off-shifts as required.
Be on call 24x7 for the resolution of problems and issues.
Perform normal office duties, including sitting for long periods at a desk.
Travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane.
Climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator.

Requirements

Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access.
U.S. citizenship required.
Willingness to support occasional overtime, shift work, weekend work, and CONUS travel.
Only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role due to U.S. Government contract requirements.

Skills

Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and page‑layout skills with sharp attention to detail.
Solid computer skills and comfort with Microsoft Office.
Experience with publishing or multimedia tools is a plus.
Ability to manage deadlines, stay organized, and work effectively within a structured process.
Ability to understand technical subject matter and convert it into clear, accessible documentation.
Familiarity with style guides, DoD standards, and structured authoring practices.
Knowledge of directory structures, configuration management, and documentation workflows.
Experience with HTML, XML, or other web‑authoring tools is helpful.
Optional additional coursework in desktop publishing, multimedia production, or online authoring tools.
Familiarity with tools like GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, or Atlassian (school or project experience counts!).

Location

Binghamton

Work Type

Regular
Full-time

Experience Level

Associate

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

$86,900.00-$96,100.00

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance.
A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe.
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions.
Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

About the Company

CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.

Equal Opportunity

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.
CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success.
Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.
If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com.
If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers@cae.com.