Lead S1000D Solutions Architect & Senior Analyst

EPS Corporation is seeking a Lead S1000D Solutions Architect & Senior Analyst to provide technical leadership in the design and development of S1000D-based Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) in support of the IETM Development team and DoD technical publication delivery efforts. This role will serve as a key liaison between engineering, customers, and technical writing teams to support IETM viewer capabilities, publication integration activities, and compliance with DoD standards and NAVAIR requirements.

Core Responsibilities

S1000D System Architecture & Development Guidance

• Engineering Liaison: Serve as the primary analyst guiding software developers on implementing S1000D functionality, including applicability filtering, content aggregation, and wiring diagram navigation.
• Schema & Logic Design: Translate schema architecture and design into functional capabilities within the IETM Viewer to ensure accurate data rendering, usability, and compliance with system requirements.
• IETM Rendering Strategy & Specification Interpretation: Translate complex S1000D specifications (Issues 3.0–6) into actionable technical designs for development teams.
• Leadership in Technical Data Standards: Apply XML expertise to support military and commercial technical data standards, including S1000D for IETMs, MIL-STD-3001 for technical manuals, and ATA iSpec 2200 for aviation documentation, ensuring compliant, interoperable, and well-structured technical publications.

Technical Manual Standards & Customer Engagement

• Customer Interface: Act as the primary technical bridge between customers (e.g., NAVAIR) and internal teams to clarify IETM data requirements and specifications.
• Technical Representation: Represent EPS in domestic and international forums (e.g., S1000D Electronic Publication Working Group).
• Legacy Data Mitigation: Advise on strategies for converting legacy manuals to S1000D and MIL-STD-3001-1 standards.

Quality Assurance, Testing & Documentation

• QA Leadership: Lead QA efforts for IETM viewer validation, ensuring XML-based manuals meet military and international standards.
• Quality Oversight: Serve as final QA authority for user-facing documentation, ensuring accuracy, usability, and compliance.
• Training & Onboarding: Develop and deliver training for technical writers on S1000D authoring and XML documentation practices.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant field.
• Experience: 10 years in information systems development, data requirements design, and analysis, with expertise in XML application design and development and experience is DoD Technical Manual Standards.
• Specifications Expertise: Expert knowledge of S1000D (Issues 3.0–6)
• Tools & Technologies:
  • Experience with bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla)
  • Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., SVN)
  • Advanced experience with Arbortext, Oxygen, and CSDB management tools

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting DoD customers
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical standards into actionable guidance

Experience participating in standards working groups or technical committees