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Senior Technical Writer

Sunnyvale, CA, usFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Develop, deliver, and maintain Field Service documentation for medical device systems, including installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair procedures.

Role type

Senior Technical Writer (Medical Devices)

Builds

Field Service procedures and technical documentation for medical hardware systems

Domain

Medical devices / Hardware engineering

Required skills

Technical writing for complex hardware, DITA XML (Oxygen XML Editor), Adobe tools (Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), independent information extraction, lab/field demonstration analysis, mentoring, project management

Preferred skills

Field service documentation experience, customer-facing documentation experience

Technologies

DITA XML, Oxygen XML Editor, JIRA, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

Responsibilities

Write and edit Field Service procedures for medical device systems; Investigate and extract technical requirements via systems review and lab demonstrations; Establish and maintain documentation standards and style guidelines; Mentor junior writers and contractors; Collaborate with product, engineering, and field service teams; Evaluate and recommend process improvements and tooling enhancements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC