Automotive Technical Writer - Hybrid, Installations & Guides

Dorman Products; Colmar (PA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

401k plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Dorman Products is seeking a Technical Writer in Colmar, PA for a hybrid role based at our corporate headquarters. You will create installation instructions, technical notes, and automotive content working with engineers, product teams, and marketing to help technicians and DIYers install our products.

The role blends mechanical aptitude with strong communication, requiring 5+ years in graphic design/editing, automotive background, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required
• Minimum of 5 years in graphic design and editing
• A strong automotive background or industry experience is essential

Responsibilities

• Write technical product installation instructions
• Evaluate and improve the current product instruction creation process
• Cross-functional collaboration with Product Management and Quality teams to troubleshoot product instruction needs including installation and defects
• Develop and evaluate reporting, enhancing the quantity and quality of product instructions
• Partner with Marketing and On Site Garage teams for the development and maintenance of instructions via print, web, and video modalities
• Create and/or modify technical content for ease of customer understanding
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Graphic design

Editing

Automotive knowledge

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Lightroom

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Dorman Products is seeking a Technical Writer in Colmar, PA for a hybrid role based at our corporate headquarters. You will create installation instructions, technical notes, and automotive content working with engineers, product teams, and marketing to help technicians and DIYers install our products.

The role blends mechanical aptitude with strong communication, requiring 5+ years in graphic design/editing, automotive background, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office.