Technical Illustrator for Product Installation Guides

Zero Surplus; Essex; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Zero Surplus is seeking a Technical Illustrator to develop clear, step-by-step installation instructions and associated product markings. You will translate engineering data into comprehensive guides using SolidWorks Composer, InDesign, and Illustrator, collaborating with R&D engineers and managing multiple launches.

The role suits someone organized, self-directed, with a craft-focused mindset about documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience creating step-by-step installation instructions.
• Hands-on work with SolidWorks Composer is acceptable.
• Ability to simplify complex assemblies for user guidance.
• Ability to work from engineering data and collaborate with engineers.
• Self-managing with deadline discipline.
• Useful but not essential: experience generating compliance markings.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, step-by-step diagrammatic installation instructions from engineering data.
• Generate product markings for compliance purposes.
• Work with SolidWorks Composer, InDesign and Illustrator to assemble guides.
• Coordinate with R&D engineers and manage workload against launch timelines.

Skills

Technical illustration

Documentation

Self-management

Tools

SolidWorks Composer

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Zero Surplus is seeking a Technical Illustrator to develop clear, step-by-step installation instructions and associated product markings. You will translate engineering data into comprehensive guides using SolidWorks Composer, InDesign, and Illustrator, collaborating with R&D engineers and managing multiple launches.

The role suits someone organized, self-directed, with a craft-focused mindset about documentation.