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Senior Technical Writer
| Company | Figure AI |
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| Location | San Jose, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $55 – $70 |
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| Type | Contract |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Technical writing experience (software and/or hardware) with knowledge of relevant content development tools
- Bachelor’s degree, certificate in Technical Writing, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong attention to detail, strong personal organization, collaboration, and time management skills. Ability to be creative and open-minded when approaching problems
- Markup language experience (such as HTML, XML, DITA XML, or SGML)
- Structured authoring tool experience (such as oXygen, XMetaL, structured FrameMaker, or Arbortext Editor)
- Content Management System (CMS) experience (such as SDL/RWS, etc.)
- Style guideline experience (Simplified Technical English, S1000D, MIL-STD, MMSTP, or custom style guide creation or contributions)
- Great communicator
Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and manage Operational Process Manuals, Repair Manuals, Safety Information Guides, and other essential documents
- Gather information from subject matter experts (such as engineers, software developers, product managers, safety leads and technicians) to ensure accurate and effective documentation
- Standardize content using documentation tools
- Assist in creating operator and technician-friendly training content, including step-by-step guides and visuals
- Create dashboards and tracking tools to monitor documentation updates, report progress, and optimize content based on feedback
- Develop new and/or revise existing content as necessary and on-time, based on the request
- Create and own a change request and revision control process for all published documentation. Manage said tasks in a collaboration software dashboard such as JIRA.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
