Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.
Job Summary
As an Associate Technical Writer, you will assist with creating and maintaining technical documentation. You will also interpret data and assist in coordinating the layout for publication. Collaborating with subject matter experts to gather information for technical documentation.
Primary Responsibilities
- Maintaining instructions for use, technical service instructions, labels, and label overviews as part of product maintenance
- Design and creation of labels and label overviews for devices and accessories
- Revision of user manuals, brief instructions, and service instructions in required languages
- Archiving of documents in paper and digital versions
- Coordination of required information units for revision and creation of technical information for use
- Creating graphics and product images
- General tasks within the team:
- Managing enquiries and general tasks in the Technical Writing department
- Active participation in innovation processes
- Strict adherence to quality, EHS and work instructions; implementation of instructions by quality/environmental management officers and occupational safety specialist
Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies
Education and Training:
Completed education or qualification as assistant technical communicator, technical writer or technical editor, or equivalent.
Relevant Experience:
- Professional experience in technical writing would be beneficial
- Experience in desktop publishing, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator and/or Adobe
- Independent command of the English language (B2), German language is a plus
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Quality-focused, trustworthy and reliable
- Willingness to travel to all company sites and visit business contacts (especially at the beginning)
- Team-oriented
- Communicative
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Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Top Skills
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team.
Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve:
• Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology
• Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems
• Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems
• Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy
• Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems
The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success.
Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation:
Precision Medicine and Manufacturing:
• Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems
Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad
Medical Solutions:
Minimally Invasive Surgery:
• Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging
Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM
Detection & Analysis:
• RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement
Brands: JADAK
Robotics and Automation:
• Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions
Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
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