Technical Author - Manchester, United Kingdom - Navartis

Navartis

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

I have an opportunity for a
Technical Author to join the world's leader in on-board electronics for the rail sector.

They are looking to expand their Product Management team and are looking to hire a dynamic, passionate and experienced technical author.

You'll be part of a team responsible for producing the technical documentation that supports their range of on-board electronics.

Revising and originating data sheets and technical manuals that comply with rail and rolling stock standards, your output will communicate clearly to a range of users to facilitate safe and efficient installation, operation and maintenance of their products.

The office is based in Manchester however this is a predominantly remote role, with the option to be in the office if desired.

The first 3 months will require office presence once a week minimum, then can be fully remote and in the office once per month.

Key responsibilities for this Technical Author role:

Research, write and illustrate technical product support material including installation, operation and maintenance procedures.
Plan allocated work to ensure that tasks are completed on time in line with departmental objectives and KPIs.
Liaise with design engineers to obtain source information: engineering drawings, parts lists, HMI screenshots etc.
Write clearly and concisely ensuring consistency in terminology to avoid ambiguity and subsequent doubt and confusion for the reader.

Experience required for this Technical Author role:

Relevant educational qualifications (minimum HNC Mechanical / Electrical Engineering).
Ideally at least four years' experience in a technical authoring role in a multidisciplined product / projected technology business.
Experience with Adobe InDesign (or SCHEMA ST4, XMetal Author, STE, Adobe tools like illustrator and Pro).
The ability to discuss technical issues with hardware/software engineers and understand and absorb information quickly.
Experience in interpreting design documentation: schematic diagrams, architecture diagrams, technical specifications, arrangement drawings etc. in order to extract relevant source information.
Excellent command of the English language: spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax.
Knowledge of the rolling stock industry, railway network operations and associated standards and directives
Desirable.
Experience with Siemens Polarion
Desirable

Package offered for this Technical Author role: