Automotive Workshop Manual Technical Author

We are seeking to fill an Automotive Workshop Manual Technical Author role. You will join a friendly and innovative team working with a global automotive manufacturer to deliver technical publications, including user guides, owner manuals, service and repair methods, workshop manuals, illustrated parts catalogues and dealer documentation. This opportunity is perfect for an enthusiastic, passionate and process driven Graduate Engineer (or individuals with other similar learning credentials) with good IT skills and first-hand experience of automotive workshop repairs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Analysing and documenting repair processes using CAD data and SRTD (Service Repair Time Database);
• Liaising as necessary with SST (Special Service Tool) developers, upstream service coordinators, automotive engineers, technicians and After Sales personnel to properly scope a given repair method;
• Time each service repair procedure using a selection of synthetic time elements;
• Using Cortona3D RapidAuthor tools with CAD data to create 3D animations to support each step of the procedure. These are then uploaded to the portal where they can be aligned with correct steps;
• On the rare occasions where it is not possible to generate a procedure digitally then the author may be required to conduct a trial on a pre-production vehicle to make sure that methods are accurate and timed correctly;
• Author Easy Repair Guide for the owners that would like to do the basics on the vehicle themselves.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Hands-on vehicle workshop experience is key. Workshop Manual authoring in essence involves replicating workshop service operations in a digital engineering environment. Having a feel for realistic work parameters in service operations is a must.
• Excellent communication and customer facing skills are essential. All our engineers work directly with our customers.
• A tenacious and can-do approach is imperative.
• Excellent computer skills are important and experience of working in the 3D digital environment is helpful.
• Use of CAD and CAD visualisation tools are an important part of the day-to-day role of a Workshop Manual Technical Author, but we do offer training in these areas.
• First class organisational and project management skills; you will need to be organised because in time your responsibilities will include understanding and implementing how your work will interact with a vehicle programme’s product development lifecycle.
• Ambition: we want you to be an active participant in a team focused on the quick development of skills that will enable CADIT UK to grow as a business and as a team.

Why CAD-IT?

We are passionate about innovation and work collaboratively to give our very best to our staff and customers. Job satisfaction, wellbeing and career progression are top of our list for our employees. Joining our dynamic, ambitious and friendly team you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential and be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity and rewards innovation, hard work, integrity, and merit.

We have an excellent Company Benefits package that focuses on employee reward and wellbeing:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Company pension
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Long Service Award scheme
• Enhanced Maternity pay
• CAD-IT Mental Health