Senior Technical Writer - Simulink Component Modeling

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 dynamic and embedded 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 software development environment
• 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

Pluses:

• Experience using MATLAB and/or Simulink
• Experience modeling dynamic systems
• Knowledge of a programming language