Staff Technical Writer – m/f/d

Emerson

Technical Writer creating and editing product documentation for engineering at Emerson Test & Measurement. Collaborating with teams to enhance usability and clarity of technical content.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeBudapest • 🇭🇺 HungaryLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create and edit product documentation according to company guidelines, including printed materials, electronic help, and other forms of documentation
Ensure content is accurate, clear, complete, and focused on the customer
Send documentation through review and implement feedback
Collaborate with Documentation Project Managers and ensure projects adhere to established project management processes
Collaborate with content experts to learn about products
Act as content authority and guide stakeholders toward sound documentation decisions
Work with project managers and engineers to improve the usability of documentation
Support a range of documentation business needs, adapting to evolving organizational priorities
Validate content meets functionality and quality requirements
Prepare information for publishing
Troubleshoot help systems as they are integrated into products
Engage in feedback loops with internal stakeholders and customers to help identify opportunities to improve documentation
Leverage AI-assisted writing practices to enhance productivity while applying human expertise to ensure content quality and accuracy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent command of English, both written and spoken
2 or more years of professional technical writing experience
Bachelors degree or higher in English, Technical Communication, or other major with writing-intensive component and/or science/technology emphasis
Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects and priorities
Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
Firm understanding of XML, DITA, and HTML
Experience using terminology management and writing assistance tools such as Congree and TermWeb (preferred)
Background working with software, hardware, or engineering-focused products (preferred)
Experience contributing to usability improvements through documentation (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Career development opportunities
Flexible working arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

technical writingXMLDITAHTMLusability improvementsdocumentation reviewcontent validationAI-assisted writing practicesproject management processescontent accuracy

Soft Skills

excellent command of Englishorganizational skillsattention to detailindependent workteam collaborationcustomer focusadaptabilitycommunication skillsstakeholder engagementfeedback incorporation