Technical Writer jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Technical Writer creates and publishes technical documentations and manuals. Collects and interprets technical data or information and coordinates layout for publication. Being a Technical Writer typically requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. The Technical Writer gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Technical Writer typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

A
Lead Design Engineer
  • Advantage Technical
  • Holland, MI FULL_TIME
  • Exciting opportunity in Holland, MI!

    Our client is looking for an experienced and creative Lead Design Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in hydraulic and consumer industries. Special focus on customer interaction, including technical collaboration, research and development. Skilled in technical communication, concept development, product validation, data analysis and data reporting.

    What can our company offer you?
    • Highly competitive base pay and eligibility for annual profit-sharing bonus
    • Full insurance package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Employee Assistance
    • 401k match with short vesting schedule and complimentary financial planning services with Merrill Lynch
    • Work/life balance supported with paid time off and observed/float holidays
    • Opportunity for continued education and tuition assistance
    • Valuable learning and development program
    • Significant ability to grow internally for motivated and strong performing team members
    • Innovative, energetic, family-oriented work culture
    • Growing nationwide and international brand / presence
    Position Responsibilities:
    • Creates a detailed design of the product, including any necessary drawings or schematics, using computer aided design (CAD) software
    • Meeting with other engineers to discuss designs and brainstorm possible solutions to problems
    • Provide engineering guidance to fellow team members to keep projects moving forward
    • Ensures that all safety standards are met during the design process
    • Works with suppliers to ensure that all materials used in the design meet industry standards
    • Identifying potential design flaws of their own and the team's designs, providing solutions to improve the design
    • Conducting research on new technologies that may impact the design of the product
    • Develop computer models to test designs before they are built
    • Building prototypes and testing apparatuses to prove out designs
    • Develop data driven results to evaluate a project or design
    • Maintaining records of all design decisions made during the process
    • Works collaboratively with the designers and engineers to ensure that projects are completed on time
    • Supporting a project/design from concept phase through launch, and beyond
    • Meeting with stakeholders to asses feedback on existing or future project ideas and direction
    • Other duties as assigned; duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
    Position Qualifications & Candidate Attributes:
    • Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred
    • Skilled in research and development, design management, problem solving, project management, and product design
    • Experienced in CAD and SOLIDWORKS
    • Technical savvy and proficient in Microsoft Office; experience within database systems a plus
    • Creative, innovative and strong collaborator with ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with stakeholders
    • Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to multitask and prioritize workload
    • Highly adaptable with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; ability to exercise good judgment and make sound data-backed decisions
    • High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
    • Self-motivated individual that embodies a "fail fast" engineering mentality to exopodite projects and findings
    • Experience bringing products to market in a fast-paced environment
    • Views customer care as high priority; exhibits a positive can-do attitude
    • Displays a strong initiative and drive to identify gaps and fill them
    Work Environment and Physical Demands
    • This job operates in an innovative office environment and R&D lab.
    • Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm.
    • This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and operates primarily indoors with limited to minimal travel expectations.
    To successfully perform the essential functions of this job, team member must be able to:
    • Ability to work and commute in all weather conditions
    • Able to move about inside the office to access standard office equipment, etc.
    • Remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, alternating between sitting and standing
    • Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery such as; keyboard, copy machine and printer
    • Ability to move and lift up to 30 pounds
    • Able to effectively communicate, listen, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself and exchange information
    • Able to walk, bend, twist, turn, stoop, climb steps, reach with hands, use hands to fingers
    • Drive between company locations as needed while on job
    • Frequently stand and work in a fast-paced environment where they will often be multitasking
    • Able to move about inside car wash
    • Work with heavy and technical equipment, lift 50 - 70 lbs., go up heights on ladder
    • Tolerate vibrating tools and louder than normal work environment at times
    • Frequently stand and walk for the majority of each shift
    • Ability to lift and maneuver up to 50 pounds
    Would you be a good fit for this exciting career opportunity? Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and a recruiter will be connecting with you soon!


    After you have applied, download our Staffmark Group WorkNOW App to receive real-time job offers and apply for additional opportunities. You can download it from the App Store or get it on Google Play.

    About Advantage Technical

    With company roots going back over 30 years, Advantage Technical is an engineering and information technology services company and a national leader in the provision of technical resources today. These services include Staff Augmentation, Direct Placement, Project Resourcing and Outsourcing - delivered from 40 key market locations, by over 3500 specialized contractors, to over 500 clients across North America. Advantage Technical is a Best of Staffing Diamond Award winner for both Clients and Talent. For more information about the industries and services offered by Advantage Technical, please visit .

    Advantage Technical is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors. We will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application, interviewing and employment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, contact us. Advantage Technical is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.

    All employees are directed to familiarize themselves with this policy and to act in accordance with it. All decisions with respect to employment matters and other phases of employer-temporary employee relationships will be in keeping with this policy and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

     

  • 1 Month Ago

S
Medical Writer
  • SunMED Medical
  • Grand Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • The medical writer is primarily responsible for preparing Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) and associated documents for regulatory submissions and Post-market Surveillance for analysis of existing p...
  • 4 Days Ago

S
Freelance Writer
  • SteadyContent
  • Grand Rapids, MI OTHER
  • Join SteadyContent today: UNLIMITED articles await writers who: Craft well-researched content Follow instructions meticulously Consistently deliver quality work Invest a little time initially to maste...
  • 6 Days Ago

A
Writer and Editor
  • Aquinas College
  • Grand Rapids, MI FULL_TIME
  • Summary and Purpose:The position of Writer and Editor supports the needs of the Marketing and Communications office and is responsible for creative storytelling. The purpose of this position is to pro...
  • 1 Month Ago

R
General Applications (for positions outside of our current posted positions)
  • Russells Technical Products
  • Holland, MI FULL_TIME
  • Thank you for your interest in Russells Technical Products. We look forward to looking over your resume and will contact you if any positions become available that fit your experience.About Us For mor...
  • 13 Days Ago

T
Production Manager
  • Technical Air Products
  • Belmont, MI FULL_TIME
  • Job Overview:We are seeking a motivated and experienced Production Manager to oversee our manufacturing operations. The Production Manager will be responsible for coordinating and managing all aspects...
  • 14 Days Ago

Filters

Clear All

Filter Jobs By Location
  • Filter Jobs by companies
  • More

0 Technical Writer jobs found in Grand Rapids, MI area

A
Environmental Stewardship Communications Student Assistant
  • Aquinas College
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • ** Environmental Stewardship Communications Student Assistant** * Share This: ***Food and Agriculture is one of the larg...
  • 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM

Z
Senior Construction Risk Engineering Consultant
  • Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Zurich is currently looking for a Senior Construction Risk Engineer for the Casualty Lines of Business in our Midwest re...
  • 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM

G
Company Communication Director
  • Gordon Food Service
  • Wyoming, MI
  • Position Summary: Reporting to the Chief Legal and Risk Officer, the Company Communication Director leads the developmen...
  • 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM

L
Audio Visual Systems Designer
  • LiveSpace
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Core Accountabilities Attend external meetings to perform needs analyses as requested. Capture the client’s vision so Li...
  • 4/17/2024 12:00:00 AM

M
Civil Staff Engineer
  • Materials Testing Consultants
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • RESPONSIBILITIES: In this position you will be involved with providing engineering assistance on construction materials ...
  • 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

M
Geotechnical Staff Engineer
  • Materials Testing Consultants
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • RESPONSIBILITIES: In this position you will be involved with providing engineering assistance on geotechnical engineerin...
  • 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

N
Product Documentation Specialist
  • NUTRA FOOD INGREDIENTS LLC
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • We are actively looking to add a Product Documentation Specialist to our QA Team. This permanent, full-time position wil...
  • 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

A
Ministry Service Representative
  • Adabible
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • **Ministry Service Representative** **Our Daily Bread Ministries** * darius.pimpleton@odb.org **Job Description** **Othe...
  • 4/16/2024 12:00:00 AM

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is on the Grand River about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County. A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its ...
Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia
Income Estimation for Technical Writer jobs
$68,036 to $84,976
Grand Rapids, Michigan area prices
were up 1.3% from a year ago

Technical Writer in Pensacola, FL
Technical Writers write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions.
December 22, 2019
Technical Writer in Norfolk, VA
However, since developers naturally focus on the technical side of a feature, documentation becomes too technical and not very user-friendly.
December 17, 2019
Yes, an effective technical writer will have enough technical background knowledge and experience to create useful content from the (often sparse) source material.
October 01, 2019
Technical Writer in Fort Worth, TX
A Technical Writer creates documentation and education materials to boost user experience on a digital platform.
October 18, 2019