The Technical Writer designs, develops and illustrates technical manuals or other documents to explain, modify and/or provide technical information on new or existing gaming equipment to internal and external customers. This includes using Adobe tools, CAD tools or Microsoft applications to create drawings or other types of illustrations to document installation or assembly of mechanical/electronic components and/or describe the functional operation of a product.
Duties: • Transfer practical knowledge of mechanical design and procedures for describing mechanical/electrical assemblies into written technical documentation.
• Develop technical instructions for installation and removal of parts.
• Conduct research to determine what engineering changes may affect technical documentation.
• Illustrate design of various mechanical/electrical parts using Adobe tools or other illustration tools.
• Reports task progress to Manager on a regular basis to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Recommends changes to Manager that will have impact on product manuals or other technical documents.
• Report to Manager any discrepancies, changes or recommendations, and/or problems requiring resolution.
• Regularly read, analyze and interpret common scientific, electronic, or technical journals, reports, regulatory requirements and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence
• Interpret the meaning of information for others. For example: engineering drawings including orthographic projections and views.

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