Technical Writer

Dexian Asia Pacific; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian Asia Pacific in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, is seeking a skilled technical writer for a 12-month contract to craft, edit, and publish technical product information such as datasheets, specifications, design guides, application notes and user manuals. The role involves analyzing data to determine syntax and voice, scheduling reviews, recording approvals, and maintaining metadata.

You will coordinate with engineering, field-sales, and factory teams worldwide and must work effectively in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Writing or related field.
• Excellent writing skills with a technical background.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a technical writer.
• Minimum 5 years' experience with authoring tools such as Microsoft Office, DITA XML and FrameMaker.

Responsibilities

• Crafting, editing, revising, and publishing technical product information.
• Analyze and interpret data to determine syntax, presentation style, voice and grammatical usage.
• Schedule reviews, record approvals, and maintain information architecture metadata.
• Collaborate with engineering, field-sales, and factory teams worldwide to improve content.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Strong technical background

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Writing or related field

Tools

DITA XML

FrameMaker

Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

Job description

Location:

Bayan Lepas, Malaysia (5 days onsite)

Employment Type:

12-month contract

Job Description:

A day in the life of a technical writer includes crafting, editing, revising, and publishing technical product information similar to datasheets, specifications, design guides, application notes and user manuals.

Primary responsibilities include analyzing and interpreting data to determine appropriate syntax, presentation style, voice and grammatical usage. Technical writers are also responsible for scheduling reviews, recording approval, and maintaining information architecture metadata.

This position is an integral part of product development and customer support teams. Success in this position requires to ability to work closely with engineering, field-sales, and factory teams from around the world to identify gaps in existing content and propose solutions that enhance the value and accuracy of product documentation. The candidate must be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

Primary Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Writing, Technical Communications or a related liberal arts program. Candidates with a background in Engineering or Computer Science may be considered as well.
• Excellent writing skills combined with a technical background. Degreed engineers with excellent English skills and experience developing and maintaining documentation for factory processes or product support are encouraged to apply.
• min. 5 years' experience as a technical writer comfortable with planning, schedule negotiation, task management, publication, and post-release updates.
• min. 5 years' experience of industry-standard authoring tools such as Microsoft* Office, DITA XML, and the Adobe* family of products, including FrameMaker.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with content management systems, version control best practices and illustration/diagram creation.