Senior R&D Documentation Specialist – Remote

SUMMARY
The Senior R&D Documentation Specialist writes, edits, and creates a variety of Ansys documentation deliverables. They review all work for organization, content, technical accuracy, and style. This role requires effective planning, scheduling, research, writing, and editing skills. The Senior Documentation Specialist participates as a member of development teams, keeping informed of product development activities to determine the need for new documentation as well as revisions, corrections, and changes to previously released materials.

This role may be remote or based out of the Canonsburg, PA office. This position does not qualify for immigration sponsorship.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Determines audience needs and the best method in which to present information and then creates the appropriate output(s), such as topic-based help, videos, tutorials, graphics, and interactive learning systems
• Updates and revises previously released documentation
• Attains a high level of knowledge about both Ansys products and Ansys documentation tools, processes, and procedures
• Works closely with development teams to implement technological requirements for Ansys documentation
• Requires minimal supervision
• May mentor other documentation specialists

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Technical Writing, Technical Communication, Computer Science, English, or Engineering with 5 years’ experience or MS with 3 years’ experience
• Fluent in English, with excellent communication skills
• Skilled at gathering and analyzing technical and product information from various sources, paying close attention to detail
• Proven experience developing user-centric documentation with a high level of quality, consistency, and accuracy
• Adept at managing multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, geographically diverse environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Basic knowledge of electric and magnetic fields, and electric machines
• Familiarity with Ansys Maxwell and Ansys Electromagnetics Suite
• Experience using Madcap Flare and TechSmith Camtasia, or similar authoring tools
• Capable in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python
• Versed in version control and agile development methodologies