Technical Writer - Engineering
Contract $30/hour - $33/hour
Standard Day Shift 6:00 am
No C2C or third party for this opening
About the Job Description Support, develop and coordinate activities related to implementing and maintaining customer documentation per customer requirements in Technical Writing for Automotive Manuals. Completes final screening of documentation prior to submitting it to customer. Support improvement activities for the Management Systems and perform process auditing.
Experience & Education Required Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 2 years+ of experience in
Technical Writing
new or revised Operation &
Maintenance Manuals
in Automotive. 2 years+ of demonstrated working level knowledge of customer interface in Technical Writer automotive manuals. Preferably experience working with FORD, FCA, GM and Tier-1 suppliers. Must demonstrate working level knowledge of ISO standard and APQP practices.
Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES Primary: Work with other team members to create and review content for new or revised Operation & Maintenance Manuals. • Meet with team members on a weekly basis to review workload, current project status, and plan for week. • Keep track of project statuses on the shop floor to schedule and perform documentation. • Request appropriate support from Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production Control Department for all projects. • Create and update documentation progress reports. • Stay up to date on customer documentation specifications. • Advanced knowledge with recent software such as: o Windows 11, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere. • Ability to read technical journals, abstracts, manuals and specifications in a timely manner with full comprehension. • Demonstrated ability to efficiently perform functions and duties of lower-level controls or mechanical engineering positions. • Fulfill documentation requests from customers and project managers. • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job. Secondary: Travel to and perform training at customer facility using pre-prepared Operation and Maintenance Manuals. Training may involve daily travel to the customer facility or depending on location, overnight stay may be required. (Training can take place within the United States, Canada, Mexico, or other international locations). • Schedule training with other team members. • As part of the training activity, the trainer will be required to maintain record of the training dates, sign in sheets, and maintain the forms describing the topics covered during training (copies of the training forms are provided to customer upon completion of the scheduled training). • Onsite training is typically scheduled to take place over a consecutive multi-day period. In general, onsite training involves going over course materials in the classroom along with physical demonstrations at the equipment.
ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS Business needs may require as a condition of continued employment for this position, working different shifts, positions, and/or overtime. A requirement of this position is that extended overnight business travel (domestic and/or international travel) may be necessary relating to responsibilities associated with the assigned projects. The different shifts and travel relate to any onsite training at the customer that may need to occur as well. Working on the manuals is the primary task, but a secondary task will be executing any on-site training purchased by the customer. We have found that on-site training has become less frequent.
How You Will Be Successful: Envision the Future Communicate Honestly and Broadly Seek Technology and Business “First” Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer: Competitive Salary Comprehensive Benefit Package 401(k) with matching contributions Paid Time Off Employee Discounts Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us: Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing. For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit
altair.com
Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges. Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.
No C2C or third party for this opening
No C2C or third party for this opening
About the Job Description Support, develop and coordinate activities related to implementing and maintaining customer documentation per customer requirements in Technical Writing for Automotive Manuals. Completes final screening of documentation prior to submitting it to customer. Support improvement activities for the Management Systems and perform process auditing.
Experience & Education Required Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 2 years+ of experience in
Technical Writing
new or revised Operation &
Maintenance Manuals
in Automotive. 2 years+ of demonstrated working level knowledge of customer interface in Technical Writer automotive manuals. Preferably experience working with FORD, FCA, GM and Tier-1 suppliers. Must demonstrate working level knowledge of ISO standard and APQP practices.
Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES Primary: Work with other team members to create and review content for new or revised Operation & Maintenance Manuals. • Meet with team members on a weekly basis to review workload, current project status, and plan for week. • Keep track of project statuses on the shop floor to schedule and perform documentation. • Request appropriate support from Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production Control Department for all projects. • Create and update documentation progress reports. • Stay up to date on customer documentation specifications. • Advanced knowledge with recent software such as: o Windows 11, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere. • Ability to read technical journals, abstracts, manuals and specifications in a timely manner with full comprehension. • Demonstrated ability to efficiently perform functions and duties of lower-level controls or mechanical engineering positions. • Fulfill documentation requests from customers and project managers. • Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job. Secondary: Travel to and perform training at customer facility using pre-prepared Operation and Maintenance Manuals. Training may involve daily travel to the customer facility or depending on location, overnight stay may be required. (Training can take place within the United States, Canada, Mexico, or other international locations). • Schedule training with other team members. • As part of the training activity, the trainer will be required to maintain record of the training dates, sign in sheets, and maintain the forms describing the topics covered during training (copies of the training forms are provided to customer upon completion of the scheduled training). • Onsite training is typically scheduled to take place over a consecutive multi-day period. In general, onsite training involves going over course materials in the classroom along with physical demonstrations at the equipment.
ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS Business needs may require as a condition of continued employment for this position, working different shifts, positions, and/or overtime. A requirement of this position is that extended overnight business travel (domestic and/or international travel) may be necessary relating to responsibilities associated with the assigned projects. The different shifts and travel relate to any onsite training at the customer that may need to occur as well. Working on the manuals is the primary task, but a secondary task will be executing any on-site training purchased by the customer. We have found that on-site training has become less frequent.
How You Will Be Successful: Envision the Future Communicate Honestly and Broadly Seek Technology and Business “First” Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer: Competitive Salary Comprehensive Benefit Package 401(k) with matching contributions Paid Time Off Employee Discounts Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us: Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing. For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit
altair.com
Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges. Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.
No C2C or third party for this opening