Technical Author / CE Engineer Pertemps are currently recruiting for a Technical Author/CE Engineer on behalf of our client based in Telford, Shropshire.
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:30am – 17:15pm & Fri 8:30am – 16:15pm | Office based Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE.
Duties include but not limited to: • The technical writer develops and maintains technical documentation within the engineering team.
Current authoring tooling consists of Microsoft Office applications and SolidWorks and Autodesk for illustrations.
• Provide document time estimations for scheduling and budgeting purposes • Conduct necessary research, including reading source material and meeting with other associated members of the team as necessary • Write/review/edit the documentation, according to published department standards and procedures • Track requirements and coordinate the delivery of technical documentation • Write product descriptions, theory of operations, and other technical manuals and documentation • Develop documentation related department standards and procedures • Coordinate/arrange with graphic designers or other graphic resources to create more complicated illustrations • Submit drafts to management and peers; incorporate review comments into documents • Provide periodic status reports to Engineering Lead • Work with engineering team during new product development and production phases; author all associated new information for the manuals from scratch with moderate supervision and re-use existing information • Read and interpret engineering information, drawings and 3D CAD • Additional duties within capability The successful Candidate will have: • Familiarity with engineering standards, ISO standards and CE standards • Minimum of 3 years' experience in creating maintenance, operations, troubleshooting and setup/tear down procedures without source data • Experience with technical documentation development and editing of large-scale systems for both commercial and other customers • Experience in technical writing and editing in engineering topics • Engineering background desirable • Experience with mechanical and mechatronic systems • Excellent command of technical English (especially writing), with other languages being advantageous but not essential • Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the company and subcontractor organisations • Multi-tasking skills and flexibility are essential • Able to give and receive constructive feedback • Well-developed Microsoft Office Word skills essential • Familiarity with CAD software such as SolidWorks would be advantageous • The ability to perform in an ISO-9001 rated company in a rapidly changing and demanding atmosphere Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Technical Writing, or communications with experience in technical writing; a technical secondary education (apprenticeship) with 8 years' experience may substitute for education requirement Personal Qualities: • Reliable • Drive and enthusiasm • Ability to work both independently as well as in a close-knit team • Enthusiastic and committed • Ability to work in a challenging environment, under pressure and to time scales • Meticulous attention to detail If you are interested in this role, please click to APPLY.
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