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Engineering Technical Writer

Get your technical information translated into effective documents that comply with civilian or military standards.

Many of our specialists have produced technical documents for aviation, defence, engineering and IT environments.

What can an engineering technical writer do for me?

Even though engineers are technical people, that doesn't necessarily mean they are good technical writers.

"Technical writing involves two key competencies," indicates Atul Mathur, a professional engineer and technical copywriter in Singapore. "The first is the ability to understand technical language; the second is being able to express that knowledge in a clear, concise, and coherent manner."

Engineers do have some advantages when it comes to technical communication. They are detail-oriented, bright, demanding, and not intimidated by levels of technicality. Every business is trying to do more with less. For engineers, this means they have to produce an increasing number of written documents themselves.

Our contractors are engineers who are comfortable with using simple language, organizing documents for the readers' benefit, keeping sentences and paragraphs short, and getting to the point. Our engineering technical writers are able to communicate technical knowledge to audiences that have less technical backgrounds such as managers, the general public and other stakeholders.

Some of the typical documents produced by an engineering technical writer include:

• trip reports
• proposals
• status reports
• meeting minutes
• reports documenting site visits
• lab experiments
• safety and technical manuals
• technical specifications for engineering, IT and military systems
• maintenance and operator manuals used by engineers

See Engineering Technical Writer for a typical contractor from our database.

What should I look for?

An engineering technical writer will have:

• qualifications in engineering or extensive practical experience
• a good understanding of the principles of writing in plain language
• experience with various applicable standards
• ability to produce a range of illustrations and diagrams

See our project page for examples of an engineering technical writing project one of our writers has worked on.

How much will it cost me?

Depends on the industry - contact us for an accurate quote.

What else should I consider?

If you have a team of engineers who write various documents themselves, you have two other options to enhance this process

• Let us train your engineers to improve their writing skills. A one-day course with follow-up coaching and mentoring can halve the time taken to produce documents and increase effectiveness by 30%. We offer customised versions of our one day Technical Writing Skills and Advanced Technical Writing courses plus ongoing support. Call or email for a quote.
• Consider employing a technical editor to polish documents especially those destined for clients.