Technical Writer - Engineering Development Group

Job Summary

MathWorks has a hybrid work model that enables staff members to split their time between office and home. The hybrid model provides the advantage of having both in-person time with colleagues and flexible at-home life optimizations. Learn More: https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/resources/applying-and-interviewing.html#onboarding.

Engineering Technical Writers at MathWorks develop content that helps users solve engineering challenges. We are members of product teams that include engineering, quality, marketing, and user experience staff. We share a common goal: to develop leading scientific and engineering software to develop algorithms, model systems, and deploy software.

A successful candidate begins their career in the Engineering Development Group (EDG). As a member of the EDG team, you receive training on MathWorks processes, tools, and customer use cases in core product areas. You also receive technical writing training and coaching before transitioning to the engineering technical writer role.

If you have strong writing skills, love technology, and have a flair for explaining concepts and procedures, we want to hear from you!

• MathWorks has created a hybrid work plan that balances our collaborative philosophy with the flexibility to work from home some of the time. Your recruiter can provide more details.

MathWorks nurtures growth, appreciates inclusivity, encourages initiative, values teamwork, shares success, and rewards excellence.

Responsibilities

After training on MathWorks development processes and tools, you will work with the Documentation team to:

• Build product and technical knowledge by supporting our users and responding to inquiries.
• Research and represent product use cases.
• Translate research into content specifications.
• Demonstrate features, workflows, and applications with goal-oriented topics and examples.
• Review and respond to product developments.
• Lead through initiative, process improvements, and mentorship.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and 3 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree, or equivalent experience) is required.

Additional Qualifications

• Qualified candidates for this role must have a degree in Engineering or other STEM field
• Strong programming skills
• Strong communication and planning skills
• Ability to quickly learn and explain engineering procedures and concepts
• Experience with MATLAB is a plus
• Experience with C/C++ is a plus