Technical Writer

Dexian Asia Pacific; Penang; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian Asia Pacific is seeking a technical writer to craft, edit, and publish comprehensive product documentation including datasheets, design guides and user manuals. You will analyze data to set the appropriate syntax and voice, schedule review cycles, and maintain metadata across documentation sets.

Ideal candidates have a strong technical background, excellent writing skills, and at least five years of experience in technical writing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Technical Writing, Technical Communications or related liberal arts.

Responsibilities

• Craft, edit, revise and publish technical product information such as datasheets, specifications and user manuals.
• Analyze data to determine syntax, presentation style, voice and grammar usage.
• Schedule reviews, record approvals, and maintain information architecture metadata.
• Collaborate with engineering, field-sales and factory teams globally to improve content quality and accuracy.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Excellent writing

Technical background

Publication management

Post-release updates

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Technical Writing/Technical Communications

Tools

DITA XML

FrameMaker

Microsoft Office

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.