Schedule: Hybrid – minimum 3 days onsite per week
Employment: Contract
Relocation: No relocation assistance
CPI is seeking an experienced Technical Writer to develop and maintain technical publications supporting complex vehicle and equipment systems.
This position is ideal for a technical writer with experience translating engineering information into clear operation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and service documentation.
If your background includes Arbortext, Teamcenter, XML/SGML and hands-on experience developing engineering-based technical publications, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Develop and revise operator, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, parts, and service publications
- Interpret engineering drawings, wiring schematics, system diagrams, CAD/3D data, parts information, and engineering changes
- Work with engineers, technicians, illustrators, and other technical teams to gather and validate information
- Develop content within structured authoring and content-management environments
- Support technical publication validation and verification
- Ensure documentation meets applicable customer and technical publication standards
Most Important Experience:
- Technical writing for vehicles, heavy equipment, aerospace, defense, automotive, or other complex mechanical/electrical systems
- Arbortext
- XML and/or SGML
- Experience developing maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, or operator documentation
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring schematics, and technical data
- Teamcenter
- MATH
Highly Desired
Experience with:
- Adobe / Acrobat
- Microsoft Visio
- IETMs or electronic technical publications
- Validation and verification
- Military technical publications
- MIL-STD-40051, MIL-STD-3031, MIL-STD-38784, MIL-STD-2361 or S1000D
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Must be able to work onsite in Warren or Milford, MI at least three days per week
- Must be able to obtain and maintain required government access/credentials
