Technical Writer

About the Role

Create online help content that helps customers use MathWorks tools to solve challenging engineering problems. Become integral members of a cross-functional team with a common goal: to develop high-quality easy-to-use software for customers ranging from students to advanced engineers. Write documentation and examples for System Identification Toolbox and Simulink Design Optimization. Write user-focused online content that explains key concepts and solutions to our end users. Develop examples and tutorials that show how to use our software to solve a variety of technical computing problems. Identify and fill gaps in existing information. Participate in the development of products, review software requirements and functional designs, and suggest improvements.

Compensation

Rate of Pay: $92,500.00 to $143,400.00

Responsibilities

• Create online help content that helps customers use MathWorks tools to solve challenging engineering problems.
• Become integral members of a cross-functional team with a common goal: to develop high-quality easy-to-use software for customers ranging from students to advanced engineers.
• Write documentation and examples for System Identification Toolbox and Simulink Design Optimization.
• Write user-focused online content that explains key concepts and solutions to our end users.
• Develop examples and tutorials that show how to use our software to solve a variety of technical computing problems.
• Identify and fill gaps in existing information.
• Participate in the development of products, review software requirements and functional designs, and suggest improvements.

Qualifications

Employer will accept a Master’s degree in Engineering (any), or related field and no experience.

Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any), and three [3] years of experience in the job offered or in an Engineering Technical Writer-related occupation.

Position requires demonstratable experience with each of the following:

• Demonstrated expertise programming in MATLAB or Simulink to solve real-world problems in science or engineering domains;
• Demonstrated expertise with control system design and optimization;
• Writing a technical documentation such as a manual, report, journal articles for a technical audience; and
• Demonstrated ability to explain practical engineering concepts in the classroom or in writing such as blog articles, journals, or similar.

Experience may be gained during graduate program. Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience. Multiple positions available.

Why MathWorks?

It's the chance to collaborate with bright, passionate people. It's the opportunity to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and learning in engineering and science. And it’s a commitment to doing the right thing—for each individual, our customers, and the local community. We cultivate an enjoyable, participatory, and rational environment that champions individual growth, encourages initiative, values collaboration, shares success, and rewards excellence.

MathWorks develops MATLAB and Simulink, the leading technical computing software used by engineers and scientists. The company employs more than 6,500 people in 16 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. MathWorks is privately held and has been profitable every year since its founding in 1984.

YOU + MathWorks = Unlimited Possibilities