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Engineering Technical Writer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Natick, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ July 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring an Engineering Technical Writer. The role involves creating online help content and user-focused documentation for the Automated Driving Toolbox and UAV Toolbox, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality software, and developing examples and tutorials that assist customers in solving engineering problems.

Highlights
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and online help for Automated Driving Toolbox and UAV Toolbox.
  • Develop user-focused content explaining key engineering concepts and solutions.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to review software requirements and suggest improvements.
  • Write examples and tutorials demonstrating software applications in technical computing.
  • Expertise required in MATLAB or Simulink programming for real-world engineering problems.
  • Experience with UAV simulation or hardware is essential.
  • Proven ability to write technical documents such as manuals, reports, or journal articles.
  • Effective communication skills to explain engineering concepts in writing or in instructional settings.
  • Minimum qualifications: Master's in Engineering with no experience or Bachelor's in Engineering with three years' related experience.
  • Telecommuting up to 40% may be allowed.

Engineering Technical Writer Full Description

Engineering Technical Writer


Job Summary
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 Automated Driving Toolbox and UAV Toolbox. 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. May telecommute up to 40%.

Responsibilities

Qualifications
Minimum 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:
  1. Demonstrated expertise programming in MATLAB or Simulink to solve real-world problems in science or engineering domains;
  2. Demonstrated expertise with UAV simulation or hardware; 
  3. Writing a technical documentation such as a manual, report, journal articles for a technical audience; and
  4. 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.