Technical Writer
Louvain-la-Neuve, BE
Mission
As a Technical Writer, you will join the Documentation Team at our Belgian headquarters in Louvain-la-Neuve.
You will be responsible for creating, structuring, and maintaining high-quality technical documentation related primarily to Proton Therapy (clinical user manuals, system descriptions, installation procedures, accelerator guides, and site-specific documentation).
You will act as the bridge between engineering experts and clinical end-users (physicists, therapists), converting complex technical inputs into clear, readable, and structured manuals in simplified technical english.
Key responsibilities
• Develop, update, and maintain large-scale technical manuals (including clinical user guides up to 2,000+ pages).
• Collect and align inputs from multiple sources: design teams, system engineers, requirement managers, testing teams, project managers, and existing documentation.
• Analyze, restructure, or propose new information architecture when needed to ensure clarity and consistency across manuals.
• Translate technical concepts into simplified, accessible documentation for non-native English-speaking users.
• Contribute to both generic documentation and site-specific documentation for PT centers worldwide.
• Ensure documentation compliance and support the team in handling deviations or non-conformities when required.
• Promote best practices in terminology, consistency, reuse, and single-sourcing.
Skills and Qualifications
You have
- Master’s degree in engineering or sciences (electro-mechanical, electronics, biomedical, physics, or equivalent).
- Previous experience (±3 years) in technical writing.
- Ability to understand technical systems (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic).
- Comfortable reading engineering drawings, plans, and schematics.
- Strong technical curiosity and no blocking points on technical content.
- Fluent in English, French is an asset.
- Ability to analyze, simplify, and vulgarize complex concepts.
And you are
- Analytical mindset: able to understand, reorganize, and simplify.
- Proactive: prepare your work upstream and anticipate missing information.
- Problem-solving attitude & autonomy.
- Excellent communication
What we offer
- An open-ended contract
- Attractive Benefits: Competitive package including company car, meal vouchers, group insurance, and more.
- Internal Mobility: Benefit from diverse career development opportunities across departments and projects within a growing, global company.
Recruitment Process
- First interview – with Luis de la Serna (Recruiter)
- Second interview – with Amine El Hajjaji (Hiring Manager)