The Role

You will be responsible for creating and revising hardware manufacturing procedures and forms. This is a contract role, expected to last for approximately 6 months and work approximately 15-20 hours per week.

What you'll do

• Critique and improve accuracy and flow of technical documentation through interaction with manufacturing.
• Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
• Ensure that the documents are clear, concise, and technically accurate. Use photographs, drawings, diagrams, animation, and charts to increase users’ understanding.
• Collaborate and provide documentation support to New Product teams, including developing/refining manufacturing instructions.
• Observe manufacturing processes on occasion to understand manufacturing processes or opportunities for documentation improvement.
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders.

What we're seeking

Must have

• 5 or more years of relevant experience as a writer and/or process documentation specialist. Prior experience working in a fast-paced environment, preferably a startup environment.
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills with proven experience in developing/implementing training content for manufacturing processes.
• Work independently and within cross-functional teams.
• Experience executing technical writing for hardware manufacturing processes and procedures including acceptance activities and process controls, identification and traceability, quality auditing, etc. preferred.
• Effective analytical problem solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines while successfully managing several projects in parallel.
• Working knowledge of quality system requirements (QSR) and good manufacturing practices (GMP) is highly preferred.

Nice to have

• BS or MS in a technical discipline is preferred, but not necessarily required for a candidate who has relevant years’ experience technical writing experience.
• Comfort with ambiguity and resilient when facing rapid change.

In return, we offer a supportive environment. We value:

• Lifting each other up and enabling others to be their best
• Commitment to reliability
• Empowering ownership to drive progress
• Trying new things; big innovations start with small ideas and actions

Location & Schedule:

• This is a remote role. For local candidates there is an opportunity to visit the manufacturing site.
• This is a fixed contract role; it is expected to be a six month contract, approximately 15-25 hours per week

Hourly rate:

• The rate for this contract role will be $60 to $75 hourly.