What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Writer - Contract position at Opener?
Beyond Roads: The Future is Electric
Opener's BlackFly heralds a new era of aviation.
The dream of futurists has always been a flying vehicle capable of efficiently moving passengers from A to B. Opener is realizing this dream in the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle: BlackFly. BlackFly is a story of technical evolution and vision. Our vehicles are intended to liberate us from the restrictions of two-dimensional road travel by opening up a new world of unfeathered three-dimensional flight. People will go places they never thought possible.
Opener is an aviation company based in Palo Alto, CA. Our team shares a vision of a revolutionary form of personal transportation. We build pioneering technology in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.
\n- Work with internal teams to obtain an in-depth understanding of the product and the documentation requirements
- Create easy-to-understand user interface text, online help and customer guides
- Collaborate with the engineering and operations teams on the development and evaluation of documentation
- Develop and lead customer-facing document and training materials
- Create and maintain renders, graphics and plots
- Create and maintain the information architecture, version control and change management
- Collaborate to support continuous improvement of customer training
- Create tutorials to help end-users use, service and maintain a variety of products
- Analyze existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and single-sourcing opportunities
- Experience with creating online training material
- Proven working experience in technical writing of hardware documentation
- Ability to deliver high quality documentation paying attention to detail, aesthetics and readability
- Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text and graphics
- Excellent written skills in English
- Advanced Google Documents and/or MS Word skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain technical documentation
- Knowledge and experience in design tools
- Familiarity with agile, fast past working environments
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred
- Thrive in a fast-moving, stimulating, and collaborative team environment
- Resourceful, curious, never satisfied with the status quo
- Strong work ethic, organized, detail-oriented, and able to multitask
- Always thinking about how to increase efficiency and improve processes
- Proactive about solving problems and suggesting solutions
- Strong Communication and teamwork skills
- Strong work ethic and detail-orientedLove for learning and being challenged
Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States and willing to work onsite at our HQ office in Palo Alto, CA.
Opener offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401k plans.
Opener is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Opener does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.