Technical writer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. Schneider Electric scores B on the Alion truth index.
Schneider Electric is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Technical Writer with 4-6 years of experience to support our Software & Services portfolio.
The Technical Writer will be responsible for creating, updating, and maintaining high-quality technical documentation that enables customers and users to effectively understand, configure, operate, and troubleshoot software products and solutions.
The successful candidate will work closely with R&D, Product Owners, Product Management, technical experts, and other cross-functional stakeholders to gather technical information and transform complex inputs into clear, accurate, customer-centric, and easy-to-understand documentation.
The role requires strong technical writing and communication skills, hands-on experience with industry-standard authoring tools, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple documentation activities in parallel. Knowledge and practical exposure to AI-assisted documentation and content development will be an added advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Create, update, and maintain technical documentation for Software & Services products and solutions, including catalogs, user guides, installation guides, configuration guides, online help, release notes, and other customer-facing documentation.
- Analyse documentation requirements based on product functionality, use cases, target audiences, and available technical inputs.
- Work closely with R&D, Product Owners, Product Management, testing teams, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to gather and validate technical information.
- Transform complex software and technical information into clear, concise, structured, and easy-to-understand content appropriate for the target audience.
- Review and edit documentation to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, usability, grammar, terminology, and adherence to corporate documentation standards.
- Manage documentation updates in alignment with software/Hardware releases, product changes, and project milestones.
- Work independently on assigned documentation projects while collaborating effectively with other technical writers and global cross-functional teams.
- Manage multiple documentation activities in parallel and deliver assigned documentation within agreed timelines and quality expectations.
- Explore and effectively use AI-assisted tools and techniques where applicable to improve documentation productivity, content quality, consistency, and review processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Technical Communication, or a related discipline.
- 4-6 years of hands-on experience as a Technical Writer, preferably supporting Hardware, software, digital, or technology products.
- Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining customer-facing technical documentation such as user guides, installation guides, configuration guides, online help, and release notes.
- Strong ability to understand complex technical information and translate it into simple, accurate, and user-focused documentation.
- Strong knowledge of technical writing principles, information organization, content structuring, grammar, terminology, and documentation standards.
- Hands-on experience with authoring and publishing tools such as:
- Adobe InDesign
- PTC Arbortext Editor or other XML-based authoring tools
- Adobe Technical Communication tools
- Microsoft Word
- Content Management Systems
- Experience working with structured/XML-based documentation and familiarity with content management or document management systems.
- Ability to work with engineering/R&D teams and subject matter experts to gather, understand, and validate technical information.
- Ability to manage multiple documentation assignments simultaneously while meeting agreed timelines and quality expectations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with global and cross-functional teams across different locations and time zones.
- Positive, flexible, collaborative, and customer-focused working style.
Good to Have
- Knowledge or practical experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, or AI-assisted tools for technical documentation, such as content drafting, rewriting, summarization, review, terminology consistency, or documentation automation.
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