Senior Technical Translator – English to Japanese

Summary / Role Purpose

Join the Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) team to drive customer adoption of Ansys solutions to achieve business success. You will be part of a passionate, dynamic team that captures, architects, and deploys Ansys technical contents from all technical teams to incubate, develop and transform Ansys userbase and continue grow their digital engineering competencies. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your technical knowledge & soft skills further while broadening the appeal of numerical simulation and Ansys products to a global market.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Translate & review technical content (English into Japanese) such as customer facing presentations, knowledge articles, training content etc. with advanced skill and knowledge
• Follow & manage timely deliveries of localized content with quality and efficiency
• Use advanced analytical skills to improve localization processes
• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to junior team members
• Work independently with limited supervision
• Own responsibility to deliver individual tasks
• Follow & implement feedback given by reviewers & SMEs​
• Become an expert in translation management tools deployed within Ansys
• Train machine engine through quality translations and enhance its usage & effectiveness
• Manage relationships with translation agencies and coordinate translation projects
• Publish translated content on customer facing platforms

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Required education and degree type: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, language or liberal arts
• JLPT N1/N2 or equivalent level with excellent language proficiency & productivity
• Minimum required years of professional experience in a corporate setting with a focus on translation of technical content: BS+5
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, CAT tools
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Projects a professional image and demonstrates business acumen, driven to succeed.
• Keenness to learn innovative technology, logical problem-solving, strong interpersonal communication skills, and a team player
• Fluent in writing and speaking English, demonstrated native or second language skill
• Provide 4-6 skills that are required to perform the duties of the advertised position

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Education and 2~10 years of professional experience in a corporate setting with a focus on translation & localization of technical content: MS+3
• Good knowledge of content localization lifecycle
• Demonstrated professional translation projects and work experience
• Advanced knowledge of CAT tools: experience in translation management system, managing translation memories & terminologies
• Additional preferred requirements for the specific position being advertised