Technical Writer for Engineering Systems & AI‑Assisted Docs

MTS Systems Corporation; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision

HSA/FSA with company match

Income protection benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Matching gift and volunteer program

Job summary

MTS Systems Corporation is seeking a Technical Writer to join an experienced team and document complex test systems used by operators, lab managers, test designers and maintenance technicians.

You will learn to describe how MTS builds systems, how they operate, and how to maintain and configure controls. The role emphasizes clear communication, accuracy, and iterative improvement within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• 1–3 years of professional experience in technical writing or related internships/academic writing.
• Clear writing ability; a writing sample is required and may be followed by a brief exercise.
• Demonstrated interest in technical communication as a long-term career.
• Team-oriented with ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Document the full range of MTS builds: custom and component systems, and the controls and software to run them.
• Draft and revise documentation with guidance from senior team members.
• Interview mechanical, controls, and software engineers to build accurate descriptions of system function.
• Draft from engineering source material with approved AI assistants, then verify content before review.
• Regress existing content against current software releases and flag out-of-date material.
• Follow authoring guidelines, templates, and Agile workflows.

Skills

Clear communicator

Team player

Editing and proofreading

AI-assisted drafting

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Technical communication coursework or related field

Tools

Claude Copilot

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Snagit

MadCap Flare

Visual Studio

Git

Azure DevOps

Visio

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

MTS Systems Corporation is seeking a Technical Writer to join an experienced team and document complex test systems used by operators, lab managers, test designers and maintenance technicians.

You will learn to describe how MTS builds systems, how they operate, and how to maintain and configure controls. The role emphasizes clear communication, accuracy, and iterative improvement within an Agile environment.