Senior Technical Author in Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Senior Technical Author
Job Purpose
To generate technical documentation in support of Rail Automation
Products, systems and contracts in accordance with the Technical Publications
Group (TPG) Procedures and Standards.
Key Duties
Prepare and produce manuals and other documentation to the
Required standard and within set timescales and budgets.
Determine types of manuals required.
Determine document’s readership and purpose.
Obtain source information by: liaison with engineers, research
Specifications, drawings and internet.
Source or produce technical illustrations using departments
Drawing and graphical software packages and digital photography.
Team working with other authors.
Report and record progress and maintain relevant records as
Required by TPG standards.
Undertake any other work as directed by the TPG Team Leader.
Keep TPG Team Leader informed of work in progress.
Requirements
Excellent standard of written English.
Competent with Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Acrobat Pro, MS
Office, MS Visio, Adobe Photoshop.
Minimum of two years working in an authoring role.
Good communications skills (verbal and written).
Flexible attitude.
Able to understand engineering drawings (Mechanical and
Electrical).
Quality Control awareness.
Broad engineering-based background.
Desirable
Technical Author qualification and/or Membership of ISTC.
Railway engineering background.
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