Littelfuse

Technical Writer, Relays

Littelfuse$70K — $95K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chicago, IL
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, Engineering, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of technical writing experience in engineering or manufacturing.
  • Experience in technical documentation for at least one domain: Electrical power systems, Electrical safety products, or Electronics systems.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including engineers and product managers.
  • Strong understanding of technical writing principles such as clarity and structure.
  • Self-motivated with a record of improving documentation processes.
  • Proficient in documentation tools like Microsoft Office/365 and Adobe FrameMaker.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a range of customer-facing technical documents.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to accurately translate technical details into documentation.
  • Align documentation efforts with product management on timelines and customer needs.
  • Interpret engineering schematics and data to enhance written content accuracy.
  • Ensure consistent style and version control across documentation.
  • Support new product introductions by providing timely documentation.
  • Identify and implement enhancements in the documentation process.

Benefits

  • Support for employee growth and development initiatives.
  • Collaborative work environment emphasizing teamwork.
  • Opportunity to make a positive impact in the community.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

We are seeking a Technical Writer to support our Product Development Engineering and Application Engineering teams. This role partners closely with engineering and product management to produce clear, accurate, and customer-facing technical documentation across our portfolio of electrical power, electrical safety, and electronics products. The ideal candidate combines strong technical comprehension with excellent writing skills and a drive to continuously improve how documentation gets created - including adopting new tools and workflows to increase efficiency and consistency.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain datasheets, product manuals, user guides, installation instructions, white papers, and other customer-facing technical content.
  • Collaborate directly with product development engineers and application engineers to translate technical designs, specifications, and functionality into clear documentation for end users, distributors, and internal stakeholders.
  • Work with product management to align documentation with product positioning, release timelines, and customer needs.
  • Interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and test data accurately in written materials.
  • Maintain document version control, templates, and style consistency across the documentation portfolio.
  • Support new product introduction (NPI) processes by delivering documentation on schedule alongside engineering milestones.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline the documentation process - evaluating and implementing new authoring tools, templates, automation, or AI-assisted workflows to reduce cycle time and improve document quality.
  • Review and edit technical content produced by engineers for clarity, accuracy, and consistency with company style standards.
  • Manage documentation within a document control system, following established numbering and revision conventions.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Technical Writing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 3+ years of technical writing experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated experience writing documentation for products in at least one of the following domains (required):
    • Electrical power systems
    • Electrical safety products (e.g., protective relays, monitoring devices)
    • Electronics systems
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineers and product managers to gather and clarify technical information.
  • Strong command of technical writing fundamentals: clarity, structure, audience awareness, and consistency.
  • Self-motivated, with a track record of proactively identifying and implementing process or tooling improvements to increase documentation productivity.
  • Proficiency with standard documentation and publishing tools (e.g., Microsoft Office/365, Adobe FrameMaker or similar, PDF authoring tools).


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience leveraging AI-assisted authoring, content generation, or workflow automation tools (e.g., generative AI writing assistants, Power Automate) to improve documentation throughput.
  • Prior experience supporting NPI (New Product Introduction) processes in a hardware or embedded systems environment.


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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all final employment decisions will be made by a person.The salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

At Littelfuse, we support employee growth and development. Guided by our culture principles, our teams work together to deliver value for customers and make a positive impact in the communities where we operate.

About Littelfuse

Littelfuse is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control, and sensing. The company serves customers in the electronics, automotive, and industrial markets with products that include fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays, sensors, and more. Littelfuse has a long history of innovation and has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Learn more about Littelfuse
Size
17,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$129.9 million
Founded
1927
5 Year Trend
+14.5%
Revenue
$1.4 billion
NASDAQ

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