Technical Author

vanderlande; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderlande in Pune, India, seeks an R&D Technical Author to develop and maintain clear, safe, and reusable technical information for automation equipment. You will convert engineering data into user-focused content that supports assembly, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance throughout the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with R&D engineers, safety specialists, and service teams to validate content, create visuals from 3D data, and ensure consistency with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, aviation, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in logistics process automation, capital goods, or industrial system integration.
• Didactic mindset with a strong desire to share knowledge and teach others.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain technical information for Vanderlande products.
• Translate engineering data into user-focused manuals, animations, and training materials.
• Collaborate with engineers, safety specialists, and service teams to validate content.
• Manage content in CCMS using structured authoring, metadata, and publication workflows.
• Create technical illustrations from 3D models and ensure consistency with instructions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain Jira work items.
• Support continuous improvement of content development processes and tools.

Skills

Technical writing

Content development

Agile collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/aviation/related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

R&D Technical Author | Pune, India | Full-time

The Product Technical Author is responsible for developing and maintaining clear, accurate, safe, and reusable technical information for Vanderlande products. Working as part of multidisciplinary R&D teams, the Product Technical Author converts engineering information into user-focused content that supports the assembly, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of automated material-handling equipment. The role contributes throughout the product lifecycle and ensures that documentation is delivered in alignment with applicable standards, product changes, and release requirements.

What you will do/Key responsibilities:

• Technical Content and Documentation Development
• Compose and develop user information, including manuals, animations, and training materials.
• Proactively obtain, analyze, and validate technical information from R&D engineers, product owners, safety specialists, service specialists, installation teams, manufacturing teams, and other subject matter experts.
• Understand technical constructions and machines at an overall level and transform technical information into clear guidance that meets end-user requirements.
• Transform engineering information, drawings, specifications, and technical discussions into clear, user-focused content documentation.
• Apply Vanderlande documentation styles, terminology guidelines, and content models.
• Develop visually engaging content with a preference for animations and reduced text where appropriate.
• Create or update technical illustrations from 3D models and engineering data.
• Apply Vanderlande illustration standards.
• Verify consistency between illustrations and technical instructions.
• Maintain content in the Component Content Management System (CCMS) using structured authoring principles, content reuse strategies, metadata, content models, and publication workflows.
• Participate in product development activities to identify documentation requirements.
• Assess documentation impacts of engineering changes and product updates.
• Maintain documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Incorporate approved safety information, safety notices, and information about residual risks into the technical documentation.
• Collaborate with safety specialists and engineers to validate safety-related content.
• Perform peer reviews of technical content and illustrations. Coordinate technical reviews with subject matter experts and ensure review comments are implemented appropriately.

Agile & Jira Working

• Create, estimate, and maintain documentation work items in Jira.
• Participate in relevant Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.
• Report progress, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.

Project & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with engineers, customers, and other stakeholders to gather and validate technical information.
• Effectively participate in projects and contribute to achieving key milestones.
• Review and assess the quality of work created by colleagues to secure and share knowledge.
• Identify, manage, and elevate issues and risks that may impact project timelines.
• Ensure documentation and content are complete, accurate, and delivered according to project requirements.

Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Manage personal planning and balance competing priorities effectively.
• Provide accurate feedback on progress, status, and planning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of content development processes and tools.
• Support knowledge sharing and best practices within the Global Learning & Content Development team.
• Continuously improve the effectiveness and usability of technical information for customers and Vanderlande employees.
• Contribute to improvements in content models, templates, authoring standards, terminology, publication workflows, and documentation processes.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, aviation, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in:
• Logistic process automation
• Capital goods industry
• Industrial system integration
• Ability to successfully manage competing deadlines and balance priorities.
• Didactic mindset with a strong desire to share knowledge and experi