Technical Writer

Career Opportunity –  Technical Writer Location: Lynnwood, WA Job Number: 177380 Job Category: Technical Publications Product Solution: n/a Essential Job Functions: The Technical Writer develops technical documentation for complex electronic and electro-mechanical products. Typical documents may include hardware and software descriptions, test procedures and reports, engineering analyses, proposals, and presentations.  Accountabilities / Responsibilities:  Â· Participate in a team environment to produce technical documents required to support the engineering work group and related product development activities. · Produce and deliver technical documents within budget and critical schedule commitments. · Comply with established writing and illustration styles, corporate standards, and customer requirements. · Participate in engineering working group meetings, presentations, customer audits, and formal design reviews as assigned. · Plan and carry out assignments with a moderate level of direction and supervision.  Nature of Assignments and Operating Direction:  Â· Task assignments are generally coordinated by an experienced technical writer under the guidance of a technical publications lead or supervisor. · Task priorities and schedules may often change according to the current needs of the various departments supported by the Technical Publications group.  Performance Measurement:  Technical Writers are evaluated in two primary areas: · Schedule - the timeliness of job completion measures the length of time taken to produce the desired information in light of surrounding circumstances. Factors that could affect the time period might include the availability of necessary information, the uniqueness of the project specifications, the degree of technical complexity, and simultaneous, high priority commitments. · Quality - documents must comply with contractual customer requirements as well as internal standards and guidelines. Most format and style standards are represented in existing documents or templates. Document content, which is typically provided by subject matter experts or derived from released engineering documentation, must be compiled, edited and organized by the technical writer to satisfy the needs of the intended users. Document reviews are conducted by engineers, program managers, and external customers. Rework resulting from technical writer errors has a negative impact on project cost, schedule and customer satisfaction.  Education or Training Required Â· Associate of Arts Degree in Electronics or a related field. At least two years fault isolation and repair experience in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.  Minimum Experience Required Â· Minimum Qualifications (including education and experience): · Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. · A minimum of 2 years experience in preparing engineering documents or technical manuals. · Working knowledge of electronics technology, including theories of electrical circuit operation, testing procedures, calibration, and technical specification interpretation. · Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external customers and co workers. Strong focus on customer satisfaction. · Courses in writing and communication are encouraged. · Excellent computer skills, including the use of various computer-based technical publishing and illustration tools. Experience in using both FrameMaker and MS Office is very desirable. · Strong detail orientation and technical accuracy, balanced with high productivity. · Well-developed interpersonal skills for collaborating with many internal customers, often under pressure of schedule deadlines. · Comfortable in a dynamic environment while coordinating multiple tasks with changing priorities. · Able to independently collect and interpret input data from a wide range of technical and administrative sources, and in some cases develop original technical content through independent analysis. · Able to use and enforce engineering documentation and illustration standards to produce output that complies with format and content requirements.   Company: ELDEC Location: Lynnwood, WA 98046 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Editorial/Writing Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: ELDEC Email: Apply by Email Reference Code: BH08R177380