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With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.\nAs part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.\nWhen you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. 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Additionally, share best practices within the technical writing team to enhance the effectiveness of the overall documentation framework.\n\nEnsure Clarity & Compliance: Standardize content using documentation tools, style guides, and templates and ensure alignment with ISO, APQP, and safety standards.\n\nDevelop Training Materials: Assist in creating technician-friendly training content, including step-by-step guides and visuals.\n\nTrack & Improve Documentation: Use dashboards and tracking tools to monitor documentation updates, report progress, and optimize content based on feedback.\n\nSupport Multiple Teams: Support multiple teams within the Manufacturing Operations department by traveling to various locations when required.\n\nTeam lead: Be a point of contact for stakeholders to support projects, and be a resource of support for other writers.\n\nOperational Support: Support the management team in developing and streamlining workflows, including the use of Oxygen and Git.\nRequired Qualifications \n\n10+ years of experience in technical writing, preferably in manufacturing, automotive, or engineering environments.\n\nExpert in Oxygen implementation and features (such as reusable content, facets, filters, and conditional formatting etc). Familiarity with Jira/Confluence, Dozuki, Adobe and other collaboration platforms.\n\nProven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and distill complex technical concepts into clear, user-friendly content.\n\nExperience working with compliance-driven documentation (ISO, APQP, or similar frameworks).\n\nStrong project management and organizational skills to handle and report multiple documentation projects.\nPreferred Qualifications \n\nExperience developing training programs or instructional design.\n\nFamiliarity with 3DX, or CAD visualization tools\nSalary Range\n\n$115,000 - 125,000\n\nThe actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience \nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.\nPlease beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.\nCompliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. 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