Technical Writer Job at Talascend in State College

Talascend is currently seeking a Technical Writer for a contract opportunity with our client in State College, Pennsylvania.

Overview

This role focuses on creating and updating technical documentation in alignment with standards, while supporting engineering change requests and engineering change orders. The writer will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other teams to ensure documentation complies with regulatory and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update product documentation, including specifications, verification and validation plans, reports, risk assessments, user guides and manuals, and assembly and process procedures.
• Revise legacy documentation to meet current standards and migrate content into the company-wide PLM system ensuring traceability.
• Collaborate with end users, subject matter experts, and technical teams to collect and synthesize information for accurate and user-friendly documentation.
• Create documentation that aligns with established company standards for structure, clarity, and quality assurance.
• Release and manage documentation within the PLM system, supporting ECR/ECO workflows.
• Contribute to documentation reviews by assessing completeness and identifying areas needing clarification or enhancement.
• Coordinate document translation efforts by collaborating with internal stakeholders and external vendors to support multilingual documentation requirements.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in technical writing or documentation development; preferably within the medical device industry.
• 2 years of experience with a degree, 3-4 years without a degree

Requirements

• Experience working in regulated environments with a strong understanding of compliance-driven documentation practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, user-friendly documentation.
• Strong organizational skills, including task tracking and progress reporting.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to gather information, align documentation needs, and drive timely completion of deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat; experience with document control systems such as MyWorkshop PLM is a plus.
• Ability to work on-site at our State College, PA facility.

Shift

1st Shift hours, onsite

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.