Technical Writer / Designer - Product Safety and Compliance (Hybrid)

Job Description

This role is hybrid remote with 60% monthly in-office presence in Mount Prospect, Illinois. (3 days in office per week)

• Create and maintain operating instructional manuals, and other documentation.
• Collaborate with product safety engineers, product owners and managers.
• Design, create and revise safety warnings, and setup and adjustment instructions, for external use
• Research / learn products, features, processes, applications, industry concepts and technologies using our requirements and design specifications, hands-on product testing, interviews and related resources
• Must be willing to take ownership of the issue analysis and resolution efforts and committing to doing what it takes to resolve technical issues regardless of the effort or time frame required
• Participates in, comprehends and contributes to product requirement review meetings
• Guide deliverables through content reviews, revisions, and approvals
• Adhere to all company standards, including product safety protocols, product manual creation processes and accurate time tracking

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, English, Journalism, or other writing-intensive program
• Minimum of 3 years of technical writing experience in consumer goods environment (power tools industry preferred) for product manuals / operating instructions
• Solid technical writing skills, including the ability to research and document functionality, protocols and processes
• Knowledge of product safety related technical writing
• Excellent writing, grammar, proofreading and editing skills along with strong verbal communication skills
• Excellent organization skills, with the ability to maintain schedules and meet deadlines
• Personable with an ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to interpret product specifications, applications and product usage into product safety required text
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to uncover errors with predefined business specifications
• Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization
• Self-starter with the discipline and ability to work under minimal supervision while keeping records of progress.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and CAD preferred but not required

Additional Information

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE / Protected Veteran / Disabled.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

Thanks to the work of every associate, Bosch has been recognized for award-winning culture by the following organizations :

• Great Place to Work™ Certified, 2024
• Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, 2024
• America’s Best Large Employers, 2024
• America’s Best Employers for Diversity, 2024
• America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, Newsweek2024
• Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Newsweek 2024

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.