Technical Author

Renishaw plc; Bradley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% pension

discretionary annual bonus

onsite restaurants

free parking

car sharing

cycle to work

health plan

employee assistance

Job summary

Renishaw plc is seeking a technical writer to develop and maintain user-facing documentation for the Intelligent Metrology software portfolio, MODUS IM. You will create modular, reusable content and collaborate with product owners, SMEs, and software developers across locations.

The role requires strong written communication, attention to detail, and an interest in multilingual content and localisation. Hybrid work with at least three days on-site in the UK is available.

Qualifications

• Interest in technical writing within an engineering or software environment.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and concisely.
• Collaborate with colleagues across teams and locations.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Positive attitude towards feedback and continuous improvement.
• Interest in multilingual content and localisation processes.
• Experience creating technical documentation or user assistance content.
• Experience working with software development teams or engineering products.
• Knowledge of structured authoring, content reuse, or modern documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and maintain user-facing documentation (Help systems, release notes, datasheets, and technical content).
• Apply best-practice authoring techniques to develop modular, reusable content.
• Structure and organise documentation for diverse user groups.
• Collaborate with product owners, SMEs, support teams, and developers to ensure accuracy and clarity.
• Follow and contribute to documentation standards, style guides, terminology, and processes.
• Review and advise on user-facing text within software applications.
• Manage localisation activities (localisation engineering and language pack verification).
• Handle a varied workload across multiple projects.
• Interview SMEs effectively to gather information.
• Develop awareness of current trends and best practices in technical communication.

Skills

Technical writing

Engineering software

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Feedback & improvement

Multilingual content

Documentation experience

Software development collaboration

Structured authoring

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 per year

Requirements:

• An interest in technical writing within an engineering or software environment.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• The ability to understand complex technical concepts and explain them clearly and concisely.
• Strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues across teams and locations.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• A positive attitude towards feedback and continuous improvement.
• An interest in multilingual content and localisation processes.
• Experience creating technical documentation or user assistance content.
• Experience working with software development teams or engineering products.
• Knowledge of structured authoring, content reuse, or modern documentation practices.

Responsibilities:

• Create, edit, and maintain user-facing documentation, including Help systems, release notes, datasheets, and supporting technical content.
• Apply best-practice authoring techniques to develop topic-based, modular, and reusable content.
• Structure and organise documentation to meet the needs of various user groups.
• Collaborate with product owners, subject matter experts, support teams, and software developers to ensure that content is accurate, complete, and easy to understand.
• Follow and contribute to documentation standards, style guides, terminology, and processes.
• Review and advise on user-facing text within software applications.
• Manage localisation activities, including localisation engineering processes and language pack verification.
• Manage a varied workload across multiple projects.
• Work effectively with subject matter experts through strong interviewing and information-gathering skills.
• Develop awareness of current trends and best practices in technical communication.

Technologies:

• Support

More:

We are based in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, with hybrid working and a minimum of three days per week on-site. We offer a collaborative and supportive working environment, opportunities for professional development and career growth, and a competitive salary and benefits package. Our role gives you the opportunity to help shape the user experience of our Intelligent Metrology software portfolio, MODUS IM, a suite of inspection software applications used by programmers, operators, data analysts, and automation engineers across a range of manufacturing and metrology environments. We also offer a wide benefits package including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, a car sharing scheme, 24-hour fitness centres at some sites, variable working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, a health cash plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva), and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.