Senior Technical Writer

Mytra

$145K — $160K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of technical writing experience with multidisciplinary teams, preferably in engineering or support fields
  • Experience with electrical and mechanical systems, including CAD drawings and electrical schematics
  • Strong organization skills, able to maintain multiple documentation projects simultaneously
  • Familiarity with authoring tools like Confluence, Notion, and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Experience with Markdown/HTML/XML for documentation-as-code
  • Knowledge of project management tools like Jira and version control systems such as Git

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain diverse technical documentation including manuals and training materials
  • Integrate technical illustrations and diagrams into documentation
  • Facilitate communication across functional groups for information gathering
  • Ensure technical content is accurate, consistent, and readable
  • Organize development of Work Instructions for manufacturing and service teams
  • Update documentation throughout product lifecycles
  • Address safety implications in process documentation

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity grants from a high-growth company
  • Fully subsidized health coverage for employees and dependents
  • Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including a winter break
  • Fully subsidized lunches and snacks at the office
  • Commuter benefits up to $150 monthly
  • Onsite gym and showers at headquarters
  • Voluntary insurance options including pet insurance and life insurance
Full Job Description
About the Role:

Do you enjoy transforming cross-functional information into clear, concise documentation? Can you initiate conversations across disciplines and understand how information fits within the context of the larger system?

Mytra's Systems Engineering team is looking for a Senior Technical Writer to build and own our technical documentation infrastructure. As Senior Technical Writer, you will work across disciplines to distill interdisciplinary information for system-level components into documentation for internal and external audiences. You'll become a go-to person for system knowledge and information organization and understand our product inside and out.

Responsibilities:

  • Create, edit, and maintain a wide range of technical documentation, including installation manuals, standard operating procedures, maintenance guides, training materials, and troubleshooting knowledge base content
  • Incorporate technical illustrations, diagrams, and photographs into documentation
  • Initiate and manage conversations across functional groups to ensure critical information is captured and easily discoverable
  • Review and edit technical content for accuracy, consistency, and readability
  • Organize and facilitate the development of Work Instructions for our manufacturing team, as well as Repair and Maintenance Instructions for our field service team
  • Maintain documentation throughout product lifecycles and update as systems evolve
  • Understand the safety implications of process documentation

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of technical writing experience working with multidisciplinary hardware or robotics teams, preferably with a background in engineering, technician, or support
  • Experience with electrical and mechanical systems, including understanding and incorporating features of CAD drawings, electrical schematics, and other technical assets into clear, written instructional material
  • Ability to maintain an organized, detail-oriented WI, SOP, DOP while balancing multiple documentation projects simultaneously
  • Familiarity with industry-standard authoring and publishing tools, such as content management systems (e.g. Confluence, Notion) and illustration tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop), Document Control Systems PLM & QMS (e.g. Arena)
  • Familiarity with Markdown/HTML/XML languages used as documentation-as-code publishing (MKDocs, Sphinx) is a plus
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. Linear, Jira) and version control workflows (e.g. Git, GitHub)


A Final Note:

If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply - even if you don't check every box. At Mytra, we build bots, but we hire humans. We value thoughtful challengers who communicate with clarity and respect, and we're lifelong learners committed to getting better every day. We move fast, learn faster, and show up for each other under pressure. The best outcomes come from diverse perspectives working together to build something meaningful and built to last.

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive compensation and equity grants at a high-growth company backed by top-tier VCs
  • Fully subsidized health coverage, including medical (baseline plans), dental, and vision for employees and dependents
  • 401(k) plans and employer-subsidized life insurance
  • Fully subsidized lunch and snacks at HQ-we eat and share stories together at the "long" table
  • Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including one week over the winter break so everyone can recharge together
  • Voluntary pet insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
  • Fully subsidized tax advisory services and education to help you understand your equity
  • Commuter benefits, including a up to $150 monthly commuter benefit
  • Lively, modern combined office and lab space where we rapidly iterate through design, build, and test phases
  • Fully equipped onsite gym and showers at headquarters

Pay Notice:

Compensation for this position will be set based on the candidate's experience level and location. The posted salary band is applicable only to the San Francisco Bay Area and is subject to change.

This role requires on-site presence at our Brisbane, CA headquarters, for close collaboration with the other teams.

The pay range for this role is:

145,000 - 160,000 USD per year (Mytra, Inc.)

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