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Its product line includes motors, linear drives, digital drives, custom assemblies, and products to fit unique applications and ground-up system design and manufacturing solutions. We design, build and support control and power management systems for the most demanding defense, semiconductor, industrial automation, and medical applications.\nTrust Automation is an equal opportunity employer and committed to attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining a skilled, productive, and diverse workforce, personnel with competencies and experience related to the regional and State population. Every employee has an “at-will” relationship with Trust Automation. This means that employment with Trust Automation is at the mutual consent of the employer and the employee and is subject to termination by either party at will, with or without cause or advance notice.\nJob Summary\nThe Technical Writer is responsible for developing and maintaining clear, accurate technical documentation for production, internal teams, and customers. This role executes approved document updates, establishes documentation standards, and owns the creation and revision of production documents, technical materials, and operational procedures. The Technical Writer owns document templates and standards, and assists in implementing them alongside document control processes in the organization.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 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