Senior Technical Writer
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Job Summary
We offer:
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Competitive Compensation and Benefits
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Global Opportunities
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The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $87000 - $127600 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location education experience knowledge and skills.
Tasks and Qualifications:
What You Will Do in this Role:
- Analyze engineering data SME input and source materials to produce approved structured content and - in collaboration with information architecture- intelligent content for both human re-use (training and other) and machine-based (AI) consumption
- Apply content models metadata terminology standards and other principles to ensure consistency
- Create maintain & distribute content in line with RLS support scope (source language: US English)
- Assemble (and provide) content as audience- and OU-specific deliverables within requirements branding and language frameworks
- Translate or localize content within standards scope / requirements
- Collaborate with engineers product teams and information architects to validate content resolve gaps and ensure quality across outputs
- CCMS key user and lead point of contact for information architect
What We are Looking For:
- 5 years of Technical Writing experience
- Clear concise technical writing and editing skills
- Familiarity with structured content tools or willingness to learn
- Attention to detail and consistency in terminology and formatting
- Collaboration and communication withcross functionalteams
- Experience in crafting technical or product documentation from engineering data or SME input within automotive robotics or other engineering & software development environments
- Proficiency in DITA
- Solid understanding of structured content best practices for human and machine (AI) consumption
- Hands on experience using authoring or content management tools
- Experience collaborating with engineers orcross functionalteams to capture andvalidateinformation
- Exposure to global content needs including translation or localization workflows
- Bachelors degree in Technical Communications Engineering or a relatedfieldequivalent experience may be substituted.
- Foundational knowledge of technical writing principles or structured content practices through coursework internships or professional experience.
- Certification in technical communication or content development
- Physical requirements ( be able to safely enter and move around production facilities)
- This is a global role which requires collaboration with engineers in North AmericaAPACand EMEA regions
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
We are a leading supplier of forklifts and warehouse equipment as well as automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains.