Technical Writer

SICK is a world-leading supplier of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications. We are 10 000 employees in 50 countries and our head quarter is located in Freiburg, Germany. SICK in Linköping is an innovation center for Machine Vision and we are 75 engaged employees with a big interest in image processing and visualization. For more than 35 years, our team at SICK Linköping has successfully developed and delivered software for technical leading products within the field of 2D and 3D vision, as well as system solutions for i.e. robot guidance and quality control.

Main tasks

As a Technical Writer you are responsible for the production and maintenance of user manuals for our products within the area of Machine Vision. To succeed you seek active cooperation with colleagues within other disciplines such as R&D and Product Management to stay updated on new and proceeding projects, and independently make a project plan for the production of the technical documentation and maintenance of documents throughout the whole lifecycle of our products.

You are a part of a global team and work tightly with the Product Management Service team in Germany.

You need

You need a couple of years of experience of similar work, a university degree within a technical discipline as well as a general technical understanding. Great skills in the English language, both spoken and written is a prerequisite. If you also have knowledge in German that is a plus. Production of technical documentation in a XML-based CMS system (like, SCHEMA ST4 by Quanos Content Solutions, TIM by Fischer Information, COSIMA by Docufy or ideally Smart Media Creator by EC Systems) is a prerequisite.  Experience from Jira is favorable as well as experience of project management.

We are looking for

You are driven by the urge to inform, visualize and make information understandable for other people and have the ability to communicate at several levels to suit the end user. You are self-motivated and possess the ability to structure your work to keep an overview on the total as well as details and deliver on time. Since the prioritizations can change rapidly it is also important that you are flexible and can easily adapt.

At SICK in Linköping we are very proud of our work to be a healthy and attractive workplace. We have been elected one of the best workplaces in Sweden according to the survey Great Place to Work 2021 and several years before that. We work actively to reduce our climate footprint and engage in various ways to contribute to society and increase diversity at our workplace.

Further information

For more information, please contact:

Fredrik Sylvan, Manager Product Management, 0722-267704

or

Charlotte Axelsson, HR Manager, 0739-209950

Welcome with your application in English by 2021-04-18 at the latest!