Title: Technical Author
Location: Cambridge, Essex, or Somerset
Type: Permanent
Salary: Starting at £40k DOE

About the Role

Our client is a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for wireless communication applications, with more than five decades of industry experience.

The business is experiencing strong growth driven by an expanding product portfolio and entry into wider addressable markets. The Technical Author role will support this expansion by improving customer engagement and helping accelerate new customer acquisition.

This position will be central to improving the quality, clarity, and consistency of documentation across the organisation. Outputs will include datasheets, application notes, manuals, compliance documentation, and selected marketing material. The role will introduce governance and professional standards across customer-facing content, ensuring the organisation presents itself as modern, reliable, and customer-focused.
 

Key Responsibilities

Core Documentation Responsibilities

• Document control and management – Own templates, structure, and consistency across datasheets, application notes, manuals, and compliance documents

• Editing and proofing – Ensure documentation is accurate, professional, and consistent in tone

• Content workflow – Work with engineers and product managers to translate complex technical detail into clear documentation

• Version control – Maintain a single source of truth and ensure only current documents are available

• Quality assurance – Audit documentation for accuracy, readability, and adherence to style standards

Marketing Contributions

• Support creation and editing of technical marketing content including brochures, whitepapers, newsletters, case studies, and blogs

• Improve clarity and accessibility of technical messaging while aligning to campaign and brand tone

• Assist with launch collateral packaging and proofing across sales and marketing channels

• Contribute to Market Requirements Documents and product positioning materials

• Maintain a centralised content library for sales and marketing teams

Behaviours

• Quality-driven and accurate

• Detail-focused and consistent

• Collaborative across engineering, product, and marketing teams

• Adaptable in a changing environment

• Proactive with strong ownership mindset

• Positive and constructive team contributor

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven technical writing or technical authoring experience in a technology, engineering, or B2B environment

• Ability to produce clear documentation from complex technical input

• Strong editing and proofreading capability across multiple document types

• Electronics, RF, communications, or telecommunications knowledge desirable but not essential

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and PDF editing tools, CMS experience beneficial

• Strong organisation, prioritisation, and deadline management skills

• Comfortable collaborating with engineers, product managers, and marketing stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Private healthcare

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme

• Death in service (4x salary)

• Attractive office locations

• Hybrid working

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Opportunity within a growing business