The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.The RoleAs an Associate Technical Writer in our Technology Group, you will help AspenTech's customers to learn about and use our market-leading process simulation products. You will leverage your skills and passion for engineering and technical writing to provide leadership that will help drive AspenTech's Asset Optimization strategy.Accurate and detailed documentation of procedures and workflows is a key component to familiarizing and training end-users in the value and use of AspenTech products. We are looking for an Associate Technical Writer who will be responsible for creating documentation in various media, primarily Help and PDF, for technical products. Product knowledge will be gained through self-study, on the job training, meetings, and coaching.Your Impact- Contribute to a range of technical documentation initiatives such as: creating workflow documentation, writing procedures, documenting installation processes, creating training materials, and explaining AspenTech products to multiple types of users (from plant operators to process engineers), among other duties.- Create and update technical documentation, including Help files, Installation Guides, and Release Notes, for AspenTech software products.- Work cooperatively with Product Management, R&D, and Quality Engineering groups to deliver comprehensive technical user documentation.- Participate in other projects and assignments as required. For example, participate in creating eLearning (on-line tutorials).- Adhere to standard processes such as development process life cycle, version control, documentation standards, and quality procedures.What You'll Need- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Technical Writing, or related fields.- 0 to 2 years of industrial and/or academic experience in either modeling, simulation, and design of chemical, spec chem, pharmaceutical processes or technical writing.- Ability to install and use AspenTech products, including testing procedures and workflows and providing feedback to Development teams.- Excellent verbal and written English language skills.- Strong communication skills.- Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word.- Basic knowledge of Agile and Waterfall development processes.- Demonstrated history of working well in groups in a matrix environment.- Demonstrated ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner.- Strong academic performance.- Experience working with US companies is a plus.
