Technical Writing Manager — Lead High-Impact Docs Team

Teradyne; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 116,100 - 180,700; Full time

Job summary

Teradyne North Reading, MA is seeking a highly motivated Technical Writer Manager to lead the Defense & Aerospace documentation team responsible for customer-facing manuals, CHM and PDF outputs, and cybersecurity documentation release with Engineering.

You will balance writer workloads, enforce style guidelines, coordinate with Engineering PMs, review ECNs, and mentor a high-performing team in a hybrid work setting. Local candidates only; visa sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of direct people management experience in a hybrid setting.
• Extensive experience with MadCap Flare, CHM and PDF outputs.
• Experience with source control such as TFS, and Git or GitHub.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to follow through on complex issues with multiple technical facets.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Project Managers, Functional Managers, Marketing, and QA to ensure project requirements and deadlines are clear and attainable.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain complete project status tracking.
• Lead the Technical Writers with continuous improvement efforts, to include internal procedures in addition to customer-facing documentation.
• Collaborate with Engineering Project Managers to ensure documentation requirements are clear, workloads are balanced, and schedules can be achieved.
• Review documentation Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
• Perform editorial reviews for proposals, RFIs, and RFPs as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Marketing, and QA

Skills

People management

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent

Tools

MadCap Flare

CHM outputs

PDF outputs

Git

TFS

Job description

Teradyne North Reading, MA is seeking a highly motivated Technical Writer Manager to lead the Defense & Aerospace documentation team responsible for customer-facing manuals, CHM and PDF outputs, and cybersecurity documentation release with Engineering.

You will balance writer workloads, enforce style guidelines, coordinate with Engineering PMs, review ECNs, and mentor a high-performing team in a hybrid work setting. Local candidates only; visa sponsorship not available.