Technical Writer II (Engineering)

Honeywell International Inc.; México; Hybrid; MXN 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeywell Technologies seeks a Technical Writer to produce customer documentation for hardware and software products. You will research technical information with product teams and coordinate outlines and audiences, including translation coordination.

You will also drive innovative tech communication initiatives, monitor delivery on time and budget, and collaborate with engineers, regulatory, and procurement to deliver high-quality materials.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience as a Technical Writer.
• Experience with Madcap Flare.
• Willingness to work in Hybrid scheme.
• Proficient in the English language (Advanced Writing Level).
• Bachelor’s degree completed and experience with Adobe (FrameMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat).

Responsibilities

• Write a variety of documentation materials (guides, manuals, errata cards, labels etc.).
• Create documentation in a variety of media (hardcopy, print packages, web files, etc.).
• Coordinate documentation reviews and approvals by other functions.
• Manage new and sustaining product development documentation.
• Work closely with Electrical, Mechanical, Quality, Regulatory, Product Management and ISC Teams.
• Research technical information via design documents, prior products, competitor products, intranet, etc.
• Learn and test new technology for product development and documentation.
• Modify and create line drawings, renders and pictures to enhance understanding of the documentation.
• Identify and execute cost reduction initiatives for technical documentation.
• Create documentation plans to define project requirements and deliverables.
• Publish in-house documentation.
• Communicate with off-site printers and procurement teams.
• Create Lexicon files, layup translations, and communicate with Translators or Translation Agencies.
• Ensure deliverables are provided on time to production and with high quality.
• Provide copy editing support to other writers in Technical Publications
• Liaise with production sites regarding documentation.
• Manage several projects simultaneously, prioritize and reprioritize daily (multitasking).
• Attend product development and other departmental meetings.

Skills

3 years of experience as Technical WR

Advanced English writing

Willing to work in Hybrid scheme

Technical writing proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree completed

Tools

Madcap Flare

Adobe FrameMaker

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Acrobat

SVN

Job description

Job Description

Implement customer documentation for hardware and software products. Work closely with product development teams to research and understand technical information about the product to write customer documentation for the appropriate audience. Coordinate documentation plans and document outlines; defining audience, determining task list, identifying technical information requirements. Work with outside translation providers to coordinate translated documents. Discover and drive innovative Tech Communication initiatives, which may include assessing strategies for intelligent content, content management, and translations. Develop mechanisms for monitoring delivery of documents to ensure they are on time and on budget.

Job Description

Implement customer documentation for hardware and software products. Work closely with product development teams to research and understand technical information about the product to write customer documentation for the appropriate audience. Coordinate documentation plans and document outlines; defining audience, determining task list, identifying technical information requirements. Work with outside translation providers to coordinate translated documents. Discover and drive innovative Tech Communication initiatives, which may include assessing strategies for intelligent content, content management, and translations. Develop mechanisms for monitoring delivery of documents to ensure they are on time and on budget.

Responsibilities

• Write a variety of documentation materials (guides, manuals, errata cards, labels etc.)
• Create documentation in a variety of media (hardcopy, print packages, web files, etc.)
• Coordinate documentation reviews and approvals by other functions.
• Manage new and sustaining product development documentation
• Work closely with Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Quality Engineers, Regulatory Engineers, Product Management and ISC Teams.
• Research technical information via design documents, prior products, competitor products, intranet, etc.
• Learn and test new technology for product development and documentation.
• Modify and create line drawings, renders and pictures to enhance understanding of the documentation.
• Identify and execute cost reduction initiatives for technical documentation.
• Create documentation plans to define project requirements and deliverables.
• Publish in-house documentation.
• Communicate with off-site printers and procurement teams.
• Create Lexicon files, layup translations, and communicate with Translators or Translation Agencies.
• Ensure deliverables are provided on time to production and with high quality.
• Provide copy editing support to other writers in Technical Publications
• Liaise with production sites regarding documentation.
• Manage several projects simultaneously, prioritize and reprioritize daily (multitasking).
• Attend product development and other departmental meetings.

Qualifications

MUST HAVE

• 3 years of experience as a Technical Writer
• Experience with Madcap Flare
• Willigness to work in Hybrid scheme
• Proficient in the English language (Advanced Writing Level).
• Bachelor´s degree completed and experience with Adobe (FrameMaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) .

WE VALUE

• Visual communication, and on-line and web software applications.
• Sub Version (SVN).
• CodeSoft.
• JIRA and Confluence.
• Agile Development (Scrum, Kanban, etc).

About Us

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.