Senior Technical Author

gea; Vadodara; Presencial; INR 450 000 - 650 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

gea in Vadodara, India seeks a Technical Author with 4–6 years of experience to develop installation, operating and maintenance manuals and related documents for engineering projects.

You will work with SAP BOMs, ERP data and structured authoring tools to publish manuals in PDF, HTML and portal formats, while coordinating translations with providers. Excellent English and MS Word/Adobe skills are required.

Qualificações

• 4-6 years of experience in technical documentation and writing.
• Degree / Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical preferred).
• Experience reading SAP BOMs and related documentation.
• Familiarity with structured authoring tools and publishing formats.
• Proficient in MS Word and PDF/HTML publishing processes.
• Ability to coordinate translation requirements with providers.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical writing support to engineering teams.
• Produce IOM manuals from technical documentation and research.
• Plan workload, estimate hours for tasks, and report progress.
• Create, store and maintain reusable standard documents.
• Coordinate with design teams to update standards library.
• Archive amendment instructions and manage project filing.
• Manage translation quotations with approved suppliers.

Conhecimentos

Technical writing

Engineering terminology

Single-source publishing

XML-based authoring

Illustration coordination

Team collaboration

Excellent English

Formação académica

Degree / Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical preferred)

Ferramentas

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft Word

Tridion Docs

ST4

TIM InfoManager

SAP

IFS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Educational qualification:

Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanical

Years and type of experience:

• Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents.
• Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms.
• Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and commissioning-related documentation.
• Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records, drawings, P&IDs, GA drawings, specifications and assembly documentation to create accurate manuals.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical qualification procedures, regulated industry requirements, pharma processes, equipment and product lines is preferred.
• Working with CMS and structured authoring platforms such as Tridion Docs, ST4, TIM InfoManager or equivalent, including reusable content, templates and controlled repositories.
• Publishing documentation in PDF, HTML and portal-based formats.
• Creating, editing and integrating technical illustrations, exploded views, engineering drawings, process diagrams, screenshots and equipment visuals.
• Interacting with translation service providers and managing translation requirements.

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Provide technical writing support to engineering teams in a cost-effective, functional and reliable manner aligned with industry standards.
• Produce IOM manuals from technical documentation and research for company equipment.
• Plan and prioritize manual workload, estimate hours for specific tasks, fulfil contractual requirements and report progress.
• Create, store and maintain reusable standard documents for modular compilation of manuals across standard equipment.
• Maintain communication with design teams to incorporate changes and improvements into the standards library.
• Control amendment instructions archived manual updates, project-specific filing, electronic archiving and file management.
• Manage translation quotations and related material with approved translator suppliers.

Job Description:

The Technical Author will manage, plan and co-ordinate all aspects of the technical manual writing activities in order to produce installation, Operating and Maintenance manuals and pertaining technical documents, in the most efficient manner to achieve the delivery, cost and quality requirements and targets of the business.

The Technical Author will be responsible for the training of Technical Administrators in the correct compilation of Technical Manuals.

A good understanding of translation requirements is essential with the ability to interpret and translate documents utilizing all tools at his / her disposal.

The Technical Author is to have exceptional word processing skills, and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.

Skills / Knowledge:

• Exceptional word processing skills and a high skill level is required in both Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.
• Proven experience working in Technical Documentation.
• Good understanding of XML-based authoring, content reuse, single-source publishing, topic-based authoring, and modular documentation methodologies.
• Proficient in documentation and illustration tools including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word, and other related graphics/document management applications.
• Basic knowledge of ERP-systems (SAP, IFS etc.)
• Ability to lead on technical writing matters as necessary.
• Ability to coordinate with engineering, validation, design, and project teams to develop accurate and structured technical documentation.
• Good experience in interaction with Translation providers
• Awareness in field of Equipment Design concepts, P&IDs etc.
• Good technical drawings reading ability.
• Awareness of technical safety standards and applicable norms.
• Good ability to read and analyse an entire productive process.
• Team player

Language Skills:

Excellent written and oral English skills are a must.

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Educational qualification: Degree / Diploma in Engineering preferably in mechanical
• Years and type of experience: 4-6 years' experience on below fields:
• Developing Installation, Operation and Maintenance (IOM) manuals, spare-parts documentation and related technical documents.
• Strong understanding of engineering terminology, technical documentation standards, safety standards and applicable norms.
• Reading, interpreting and analyzing SAP BOMs, including EBOM, Assembly BOM, Fabrication/Manufacturing BOM, Installation BOM and commissioning-related documentation.
• Using SAP data, BOM structures, material masters, spare-parts lists, engineering records