Job Description

Not just a job, but a career
Yokogawa, award winner for Best Asset Monitoring Technology and Best Digital Twin Technology at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.
Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy
transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.
About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

The Technical Writer is responsible for producing product documentation for industrial automation solutions, which are used in mission-critical environments such as oil refineries, power plants, and chemical facilities. The accepted candidate will be based in Singapore as part of an established team of technical communication professionals, and he/she will work with stakeholders located in various geographical locations. He/she will be provided with advanced authoring tools, documentation methodologies, and extensive training.


Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate and collaborate with subject matter experts to understand the requirements.
• Structure complex information into an organized and logical format.
• Convey complicated ideas into simple instructions for international users.
• Apply topic-based authoring and content architecture techniques to produce easy-to-use manuals.
• Manage and use budgeted time and resources to produce expected results without delays.

Requirements:

• 3 years experience in writing technical documents or manuals for software or related products.
• Degree in Computer/Software Engineering (Candidates with degrees in English and relevant technical writing work experience or Japanese-English technical translators will also be considered)
• Experience in authoring and publishing content for external customers.
• Experience in working with a software engineering team.
• Experience in using more than one of the following tools:

• Adobe Acrobat
• XML authoring tools, including but not limited to Adobe FrameMaker, Oxygen XML and XMetaL Author Enterprise
• JIRA
• Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Project, Visio)

• Experience in using a content management system.
• Excellent English writing and editing skills.
• Excellent questioning and listening skills.
• Ability to understand highly technical contents.
• Ability to conduct effective presentations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and under pressure.

Nice to have:

• Able to read and understand use case diagrams and use case descriptions.
• Familiarity with RUP, Agile methodology, or the full software development lifecycle.
• Good knowledge in Industrial Automation, Control, and Instrumentation.
• Project/System Engineering/Commissioning Experience in Process Automation Industries.
• Working knowledge of DCS/PLC/SCADA applications (Yokogawa, Honeywell, Siemens, Emerson, ABB etc.) and/or field instruments.
• Ability to write programming scripts, perform data analysis using spreadsheets.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.
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