Technical Author
- Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2026
- Rotterdam
- Hybrid
Building the future together in a smarter way
Can you turn complicated subject matter into clear, appealing content? Are you interested in working at the forefront of information and data technology with leading-edge formats, platforms, and AI solutions? Do you want to be part of a bold thinking, forward-focused team, who believe in working smarter together? Then we are looking for you!
Your role
As an Etteplan Technical Author, you develop high-quality technical communications in varied formats from manuals to interactive augmented and visualized content. Working with technical experts and the latest documentation methodologies you optimize information to create user-friendly instructions and enhance data management.
Your environment
You work with innovating companies in multidisciplinary teams including subject matter experts and specialist illustrators. Flexible working hours and a mix of office-home-remote work are standard. You are part of a close-knit community of like-minded colleagues and are well supported by your project leader.
Your main responsibilities
- Develop high-quality technical documentation, including manuals and online content.
- Translate complex subject matter into clear, understandable content.
- Work to maintain good customer relationships.
- Develop your professionalism in line with the latest standards.
- Collaborate with experts such as technical engineers, illustrators, and developers.
Your skills and experience
- Experience: Have delivered written content to deadlines for either professional communications, or for advanced academic purposes.
- Language Proficiency: Excellent English, and ability to speak effectively in Dutch to customers.
- Technical Skills: Proficient with a range of modern information technology and software.
- Mobility: Valid driver license
- Team Collaboration: Ability and experience in working and communicating in diverse team and customer settings.
Personal qualities
- Willingness to learn and develop within the technical information profession.
- Readiness to travel to do work at remote customers’ sites.
- Structured approach to priorities and planning.
- Eye for details, systems, signs, and patterns.
- Desire to exceed.
- Always curious.
We also value
- Previous experience: working with international or multi-disciplinary teams.
- Structured content experience: experience with topic-based writing, working with a CMS, previous work with documentation standards (e.g. DITA / XML, S1000D, S2000M, STE).
What we offer
- Collegial workplace: Work in a collaborative, supportive team of 60 technical writers with offices in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, and Amersfoort.
- Career: Mapped development pathway inside a large multi-national corporate providing technical services from offices across Europe and Asia.
- Remuneration: Competitive salary annually reviewed, and modern additional health, home and office benefits.
Great Place to Work
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Collective pension plan
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Fresh fruit available daily at the workplace
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A remote work policy and flexible working hours
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25 annual vacation days (with the option to purchase more)
Work with great people
About the company
As a technology service company, we bring people and technology together to change things for the better. For creating solutions positively impacting our everyday life, we need diverse people, expertise, and collaboration. Together with our customers, we are building the world we wish to see. Explore our openings and become part of a culture which believes in collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Our values – forward focus, bold thinking, smarter together – set the foundation for our culture. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, Etteplan is where your next adventure might be just around the corner. Your journey starts here!
Diversity, equity and inclusion
At Etteplan, we believe that embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is key to our innovation and success. Our global community Happy DEIs, helps create an environment where every voice is heard and valued and every employee feels included and empowered. We provide a platform for open discussion, networking, and continuous learning, ensuring that DEI is woven into the fabric of our workplace. Join us and you'll be part of a company that doesn't just talk about DEI – we live it.
Forward focusWe take pride and ownership in our work as well as our personal and professional growth. For us, new technologies are opportunities waiting to be turned into our competitive advantage. With our foresight and proactive mindset, we advance the success of both our customers and Etteplan.
Bold thinkingWe explore new horizons, challenge ideas, and actively propose innovative solutions. We promote an environment of open dialogue, where we have the freedom to voice our opinions openly and honestly without fear of judgment.
Smarter togetherWe share ideas with one another, not just with our closest colleagues but across different disciplines and service areas. By learning together, we help foster a diverse community where knowledge flows freely, where collaboration knows no limits, and where everyone can feel they belong.
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