Technical Writer

We are seeking a Technical Writer to support the development, revision, and maintenance of clear, accurate, and user-focused technical documentation. The ideal candidate will have strong technical writing and editing skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to translate complex technical information into easy-to-understand documentation.

Location: Orlando, FL
Pay Range : $23- $25/hr
Duration: 3+ month contract
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Create, edit, and maintain technical manuals, work instructions, procedures, guides, and other technical documentation.
• Gather and interpret technical information from engineers, subject matter experts, drawings, specifications, and other source materials.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and well-structured documentation.
• Review existing documentation and update content based on product, process, or engineering changes.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, operations, and other cross-functional teams to collect and validate technical information.
• Ensure documentation is accurate, consistent, and aligned with applicable documentation standards.
• Perform detailed proofreading, editing, and quality checks of technical content.
• Organize and maintain documentation using appropriate authoring and document management tools.
• Support document revisions, formatting, publishing, and version control activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve documentation processes, consistency, and usability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, English, Communications, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience in technical writing, documentation, or a related field.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and communication skills.
• Ability to understand and document technical information.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, SMEs, and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a medical device, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, or other regulated environment.
• Experience with structured authoring or XML-based documentation.
• Experience with tools such as Arbortext, Adobe FrameMaker, Confluence, Jira, or similar documentation platforms.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, schematics, CAD models, or technical specifications.
• Experience working with SOPs, work instructions, installation/maintenance manuals, or other controlled documentation.
• Knowledge of quality systems, document control, or regulated documentation processes.