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Senior Technical Writer - Simulink Component Modeling

Location:
US-MA-Natick (Related locations: Framingham, Worcester, Metro West, Boston, Massachusetts, New England)
Job Function:
Documentation & Editorial
Job Number:
10471-SBIS

Job Summary

Do you have a strong aptitude and desire to write about technical topics? Would you like to teach others how to use software tools to solve challenging engineering problems in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and communications? Are you an experienced software or systems engineer considering a career change?

Come join a team at MathWorks that teaches engineers, scientists, and students how to use sophisticated software to model, simulate and generate code for dynamic systems.

We are looking for individuals with the background and skills to communicate creative ways to use MathWorks products to solve challenging problems.

Responsibilities

  • Write user-focused content that explains how to use tools to design, model, and simulate engineering systems
  • Develop examples and tutorials that show how to use software features that span multiple products
  • Work with customers and customer-facing groups to identify use cases, workflows, user tasks, and information needs
  • Participate in the software development process, review software requirements and functional designs, provide comments and suggest improvements

Qualifications Required / Preferred

  • Bachelors or Masters in engineering, science, mathematics, or other technical area
  • Professional experience, preferably in a fast paced software development environment
  • Knowledge of a programming language
  • Experience writing for a technical audience
  • Proven ability to explain complex engineering or science concepts clearly
  • Ability to work collaboratively within cross-function product teams and a multi-writer team

Plusses: 

  • Experience using MATLAB and/or Simulink
  • Experience modeling dynamic systems

Why MathWorks?

It’s the chance to collaborate with bright, passionate people. It’s contributing to software products that make a difference in the world. And it’s being part of a company with an incredible commitment to doing the right thing – for each individual, our customers, and the local community.

MathWorks develops MATLAB and Simulink, the leading technical computing software used by engineers and scientists. The company employs 2500 people in 15 countries, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.A. MathWorks is privately held and has been profitable every year since its founding in 1984.