Medical Device Manufacturing Technical Writer

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Writer to develop, revise, and maintain clear, technically accurate documentation supporting engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product lifecycle activities for medical device products.

You will draft work instructions, inspection procedures, specifications, and risk documents to facilitate production transfer and process transfer to Costa Rica.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, Communications, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3–5+ years of technical writing experience in manufacturing, medical devices, or regulated environments.
• Experience creating or maintaining controlled technical documentation such as work instructions, SOPs, inspection procedures, specifications, protocols, reports, or risk documentation.
• Ability to understand technical processes and translate complex engineering information into clear, concise, operator-ready instructions.
• Experience working directly with engineers, technicians, operators, and other technical subject-matter experts.
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems, document control, approval routing, revision-controlled documentation, and cross-functional technical review processes.
• Strong written, verbal, visual communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple documentation projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Shadow engineers and technicians during development and pilot builds to capture manufacturing processes and create clear work instructions.
• Develop documentation from direct observation, engineering inputs, drawings, specifications, build notes, design outputs, test data, supplier information, ERP requirements, risk-management inputs, and draft procedures.
• Review, simplify, and standardize engineer-generated work instructions to improve clarity, consistency, and usability for production operators.
• Create, revise, and standardize inspection procedures, purchasing specifications, protocols, technical reports, manufacturing work instructions, and other controlled documentation.
• Support part creation and related documentation in the ERP system by gathering required information and coordinating reviews.
• Transform complex procedures into clear, visual, step-by-step instructions using photos, diagrams, and tables.
• Apply plain-language and user-centered principles to improve comprehension for operators with varying English proficiency.
• Develop documentation that supports manufacturing transfer from U.S. sites to Costa Rica operations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Training to verify technical accuracy and reflect approved processes.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management System, document control, ERP, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify gaps in documentation and work with SMEs to resolve them.
• Help establish and improve documentation templates, terminology, visuals, and workflows.

Skills

Technical Writing

Manufacturing

Medical devices

SOPs

Documentation control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Documentation management systems

Microsoft Word

Graphics tools

Job description

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Writer to develop, revise, and maintain clear, technically accurate documentation supporting engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product lifecycle activities for medical device products.

You will draft work instructions, inspection procedures, specifications, and risk documents to facilitate production transfer and process transfer to Costa Rica.