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Technical Writer Full Time
About the job
Cyient is a global engineering and technology solutions company. As a Design, Build, and Maintain partner for leading organizations worldwide, we take solution ownership across the value chain to help clients focus on their core, innovate, and stay ahead of the curve. We leverage digital technologies, advanced analytics capabilities, and our domain knowledge and technical expertise, to solve complex business problems.
With over 15,000 employees globally, we partner with clients to operate as part of their extended team in ways that best suit their organizations culture and requirements. Our industry focus includes aerospace and defence, healthcare, telecommunications, rail transportation, semiconductor, geospatial, industrial, and energy.
Requirements
Job Description
Work with Product Managers, Research & Development, Regulatory, Marketing and engineers to produce and maintain world class documentation, including: Technical Manuals, Online Guides, User Guides, Release Notes.
Gather and analyze technical and product information from various sources to document new or changing product functionality
Excellent, clear, clean, accessible writing; obsessive eye for consistency and technical accuracy.
Learn complex concepts and communicate the information in a way that is engaging and understood by customers.
Ability to thrive, without much oversight, in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
Ability to manage multiple writing assignments simultaneously.
Responsibilities
Gathers and organises technical information from various sources, verifies and clarifies input as needed to develop customer and service guides, procedures, online help, product labelling, instructions for use, condition codes, job aids and communications. Adheres to company change control procedures, branding guidelines and regulatory requirements.
Laser focus on–and commitment to– deadlines.
Coordinates cross-functional review/approval and verification of content. Seeks consensus on final content.
Works with publishing technologies team and external vendors to obtain illustrations, translations and to publish materials.
Investigates and resolves or escalates customer complaints and concerns. Responds to non-standard inquiries.
Updates tasks in project management application. Reports project status.
Checks and edits work of less experienced writers. Participates in special projects as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
A minimum of an Associates Degree in Technical Writing, Communications, Medical Technology, Biology or Engineering with technical writing experience or equivalent is required. A Bachelors degree preferred
A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience is required.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills and strong computer skills are required.
Experience in documentation publishing softwares HTML, XML, DITA, Frame Maker, Microsoft Office and the creation of online documentation using topic-based authoring, website design/authoring tools may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
Must be proven team player, self-motivated, able to prioritise workload with minimal supervision, manage multiple projects simultaneously and work under tight deadlines.
Experience working in a regulated environment
Experience with content management systems, CSS and system design
Attention to detail with a creative eye
Knowledge of animation tools and Java scripting
Experience working with translated documentation
Knowledge of Medical products will be a significant advantage
Skills & Experience
CMS, DITA XML, Software Technical Writing, Technical Content Writing
Cyient is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Cyient recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive company where our people can focus their whole self on solving problems that matter.
