Senior Technical Writer - New Product Introduction

Teradyne, Inc.; Compostela; On-site; PHP 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne, Inc. in Cebu, Philippines, is seeking a Senior Technical Writer for New Product Introduction (NPI).

You will own and develop production-ready documentation to support transfer, assembly readiness, training, and manufacturing execution. Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure complete, accurate, and controlled documentation packages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Manufacturing, Electronics, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional technical writing experience, preferably in manufacturing, engineering, semiconductor, electronics, product support, or high-tech operations.
• Experience creating Assembly Work Instructions, service documentation, training materials, controlled procedures, or production documentation.
• Strong ability to understand technical drawings, process flows, engineering inputs, product structures, and manufacturing requirements.
• Experience with structured authoring tools, documentation databases, content management systems, or change control processes.
• Knowledge of illustration, photo editing, video editing, or visual work instruction development using Adobe Creative Cloud is preferred.
• Experience supporting NPI, product transfer, process qualification, manufacturing readiness, or production ramp activities is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of technical documentation for NPI programs, including Assembly Work Instructions, service guides, installation guides, site preparation documents, training materials, and controlled database content.
• Translate complex engineering, manufacturing, quality, and service inputs into clear, accurate, and usable documentation for production teams, service teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Assess documentation requirements for new products, identify gaps, and define the documentation plan required to support pilot builds, validation, qualification, transfer, and production ramp.
• Own the structure, organization, accuracy, and release readiness of documentation packages for assigned NPI projects.
• Work independently with limited day-to-day instruction and use judgment to resolve documentation issues, unclear source information, and competing stakeholder inputs.
• Review, edit, clarify, and improve documents created by engineers, manufacturing teams, and other contributors to ensure consistency, completeness, and compliance with documentation standards.
• Create or modify illustrations, visuals, process references, and training resources needed to support assembly, service, and product support activities.
• Maintain Teradyne’s documentation database and ensure documents are properly controlled, updated, organized, and accessible to the required users.
• Advise cross-functional teams on documentation best practices and influence stakeholders to provide accurate inputs, timely reviews, and required approvals.

Job description

Teradyne, Inc. in Cebu, Philippines, is seeking a Senior Technical Writer for New Product Introduction (NPI).

You will own and develop production-ready documentation to support transfer, assembly readiness, training, and manufacturing execution. Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure complete, accurate, and controlled documentation packages.