Technical Writer

Trust Automation•San Luis Obispo, CA

2d•$36 - $40

About The Position

Trust Automation is a government contractor with more than 35 years of experience designing, building, and supporting custom motors, drives, and control and power management systems for defense, semiconductor, industrial automation, and medical applications. The Technical Writer develops and maintains clear, accurate technical documentation for production, internal teams, and customers. The role executes approved document updates, creates and revises production documents and operational procedures, and owns document templates and standards while helping implement document control processes. The Technical Writer works with engineering, manufacturing, quality, customer service, and program management to gather technical information and ensure documents reflect applicable product, program, contract, and customer requirements. The role also supports audit readiness and periodic document reviews, and promotes consistent formatting, clarity, accuracy, and compliance across the organization’s documentation. The position may involve driving for company purposes if requested and agreed upon. In that case, a valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record are required. The employee may also participate in identity verification to access secure client or government portals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, English, Communications, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 1 to 3 years of technical writing experience in a manufacturing or regulated environment.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, redlines, and manufacturing specifications and translate them into clear, structured documentation.
Ability to develop and organize documentation and writing standards.
Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with close attention to formatting consistency and detail.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple document queues, and meet deadlines.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration.
Proficiency with documentation tools such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and document control software.
If asked and agreeing to drive for company purposes, a valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record are required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or other regulated quality standards is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with document management platforms such as Dozuki, SolidWorks PDM, or similar QMS/DMS environments.

Responsibilities

Execute approved Engineering Change Order updates in finalized production documents, including work instructions, labels, diagrams, customer-facing guides, and pack-out lists.
Execute approved updates to quality management system documents, including procedures, forms, and SOPs.
Use designated workflows and systems to update, route, review, and approve controlled documents.
Coordinate with the Document Control Supervisor on workload priorities, document queue management, and additional assignments.
Work with subject matter experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer service to gather information and understand documentation requirements.
Collaborate with Program Managers on program-, product-, and contract-specific requirements and flowdowns affecting production documentation.
Use build processes, drawings, technical data packages, specifications, and hands-on observation to create accurate, standardized documentation for intended end users.
Observe manufacturing processes and document accurate steps using photographs, video, diagrams, and written instructions.
Ensure documentation is clear, complete, accurate, scalable, compliant, and minimizes process variability.
Create and maintain formatting guides, writing standards, and templates for work instructions, procedures, labels, and customer-facing documents.
Maintain formatting consistency across document libraries and platforms by establishing style expectations, updating templates, and communicating standards through training and guidance.
Partner with Sales and Marketing to implement corporate branding and style elements consistently in templates and external-facing materials.
Review documents for compliance with formatting and template standards and consistent structure, style, and presentation.
Support internal and external audit readiness by ensuring documentation accuracy, compliance, and alignment with controlled-document requirements.
Participate in periodic document review cycles, evaluating documents against current formatting, clarity, and accuracy standards.
Review audit and stakeholder input to identify opportunities to improve documentation quality, consistency, end-user relevance, and process-variability risk.