ASTEC · 17 hours ago
Technical Writer (onsite, multiple options)
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$60K/yr - $75K/yr
5+ years expAstec is a leading company focused on building connections and long-lasting relationships with its employees and customers. The Engineering Governance Technical Writer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain internal engineering documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency while optimizing content for both human readers and AI tools.
Machinery
Hiring Manager
Duane Hill
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and maintain clear, concise, high-information-density policies, standards, procedures, work instructions, and best practices
Review and edit team-developed content to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with engineering governance
Assist in developing training materials designed for effective comprehension and reuse
Organize complex technical information into formats optimized for both human readers and AI-enabled parsing, translation, and reuse
Develop processes that support efficient reuse of written content across multiple languages and delivery formats, including PDFs, help files, SharePoint pages, and training materials
Coordinate with third parties to ensure accurate, efficient translation into languages such as English, French, Portuguese, and Hindi
Manage the storage, organization, and revision control of technical documentation and training materials
Recommend process and system improvements to enhance documentation quality and efficiency
Aggressively support and promote the OneASTEC culture
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in English, Technical Writing, or a related discipline
Minimum of 5 years of related experience in policy, standards, procedure, and work instruction creation for engineering teams
Effective communication, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Experience preparing illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts for use in technical documentation
Solid written communication skills; technical writing, editing and documentation experience
Proficient with MS Office, InDesign, DITA XML authoring software such as OxygenXML
Familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD tools
Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities
Preferred
Experience with AI for information and data conversion
Company
ASTEC
Since 1972, Astec has been connecting communities by providing innovative rock to road solutions for our customers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jaco van der Merwe
President & CEO
Jamie Palm
VP, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
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