Technical Writer Internship/Co-Op (Summer 2019)
The Role
This person will work with Tesla’s engineering teams to create and refine diagnostic procedures and documentation for use by non-engineers. They’ll improve editorial and visual standards for documentation and recommend new designs, layouts and formatting as needed.
Responsibilities
- Create and update diagnostic information and procedures contained in the diagnostics database.
- Follow up with various engineering and quality teams to gather technical information.
- Understand problems and communicate them effectively.
- Validate information for accuracy, and use a routing and review process for document approval.
- Analyze available data to create and maintain concise, effective relationships between content.
Requirements
- Working towards Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, Engineering, or Computer Science.
- Must be able to edit and create documentation that is accurate, complete, clear, specific, and as concise as possible.
- Excellent application of best practices in writing and documentation; accurate spelling and grammar are a must.
- Experience with various communications media and advanced formatting and presentation skills.
- Experience in automotive repair or automotive engineering (design or testing) preferred but not required.
- Must be able to extract and comprehend system operation from typical engineering documentation from both a software and mechanical perspective. (schematics and subsystem specification docs)
- High level of interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
- Pro-active team player who thinks ahead, plans, and suggests solutions.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Positive attitude toward changes and inevitable mid-project course corrections.
- Strong capacity for both logical and creative thinking.
- Must be organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and evaluate priorities.
- Self-directed and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- This role is available across various Tesla locations, including headquarters in Palo Alto, CA, the factory in Fremont, CA, and Gigafactory 1 in Sparks, NV – must be able to relocate for the duration of your internship.