Job: Technical Documentation Specialist I or II

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Technical Documentation Specialist I or II

HCR #2509

Canonsburg, PA

Job Description:

The Technical Documentation Specialist will work as a member of highly skilled and motivated project teams to create well organized, high quality, user friendly documentation for applications within the ANSYS software products with a focus on Mechanical products. Responsibilities will include the following:

Gathering, organizing, reading, and analyzing technical information, concepts, programs, and existing product information from various sources to document new or changing product functionality.

Assisting in the development of plans to capture information revisions, new information needs, and meeting scheduled product release dates.

Producing product information by complying with established procedures, standards, style guides, and schedules.

Writing, formatting, editing, reviewing and proofing technical information for technical users:

- Defining logical steps to perform required functions on software products
- Assembling graphic aids within documents

Editing and preparing the final master copy.

Preparing and completing work adhering to project goals and schedules.

Attending product development meetings and design review meetings to determine documentation needs for product releases.

Ensuring customer satisfaction by preparing product information that is useful, accurate, and user friendly:

- Soliciting comments on readability and accuracy of documentation.
- Interacting with technical departments to resolve usability issues and information discrepancies.
- Ensuring that all product information is reviewed and approved

Providing regular updated project status reports to management and other defined contacts

Other job related duties that may be assigned by management from time to time.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Science (or equivalent experience).

One to five years experience in writing documentation.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Ability to understand technical concepts to create clear and concise documentation.

Ability to simultaneously work on different documentation modules and several products in a fast paced development environment, with minimum supervision.

Ability to work in a deadline driven environment with strong emphasis on consistency, usability, and quality.

Experience with structural mechanics simulation software and familiarity with documentation mark-up language would be useful assets.

EEO M/F/V/H

AAP

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