Technical Writer – Hardware

About the role:

At Atomic Machines, we’re completely rethinking how things are built—and we need a Technical Writer with a strong engineering background who can make our revolutionary technology easy to understand. In this role, you’ll use your technical expertise to transform detailed engineering concepts, cutting-edge manufacturing processes, and innovative product characteristics into clear, concise documentation. Your audience will include everyone from new hires to engineers and future customers. You’ll be part of a small, passionate team shaping the company’s vision and products, and your work will be key in bringing a whole new category of devices to life. If you love the challenge of diving deep into technical details and explaining them in a way that sparks curiosity, we’d love to hear from you!

What You’ll Do: 

• Create Work Instructions and SOPs so people can easily follow step-by-step processes. (replace people with operators)
• Work with manufacturing to develop Work Instructions for production use.  (1st bullet point)
• Work with engineering teams to document SOPs.
• Help other teams organize their information assets.
• Translate complex engineering concepts into easy-to-understand explanations.
• Work with operators, engineers, manufacturing technicians, and outsource partners to improve documentation and improve accuracy.
• Continuously refine our approaches to ensure the highest quality documentation collaboratively with your team.
• Learn new tools and practices that can improve our docs and processes.
• Keep an eye on user feedback and champion documentation improvements whenever needed. (Replace Keep and Eye on with” Own”)
• This role is full-time in-office at our Emeryville site.

What You’ll Need: 

• 2-5 years of experience in a technical writer, product manager, engineering, or field support engineering role.
• Technical or engineering background, or BS/BA with equivalent work experience.
• Strong understanding of Technical Writing principles that you can demonstrate through past writing samples.
• You bring a “startup mentality” to the table, proactively tackling challenges and seeking solutions collaboratively.
• You know how to talk to research engineers, manufacturing technicians, and applications engineers to get the info you need and translate it into clear, concise documentation.
• You are comfortable talking to and questioning people in all parts of the organization at all levels.
• Basic understanding of content development cycles and documentation best practices.
• Ability to break down technical concepts so anyone can grasp them.
• Comfort with shifting priorities, quick changes, and rapid response.
• Ability to manage competing demands and convey changes in priorities and expected delivery schedule to managers and partner teams.
• An interest in technical and scientific fields including electronics, electrical engineering, chemistry, additive manufacturing, and materials science.
• A growth mindset, where you are interested in learning about the technology and in expanding your skillset.
• A first-principles mindset — you question assumptions, reframe problems from the ground up, and approach challenges with a foundational understanding rather than relying solely on precedent.