Technical Writer Intern

About the Role

Schneider Electric has an opportunity for a Technical Writing Intern in Florham Park, NJ, for Summer 2027. This position will support the Continuous Engineering team in updating and improving product manuals for Automatic Transfer Switches and related products. The intern will collaborate with engineers, designers, and other subject-matter experts to translate complex technical information into clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and update existing product installation, operation, and maintenance manuals.
• Work with engineers and subject-matter experts to verify technical content, product specifications, procedures, warnings, diagrams, and illustrations.
• Improve manual organization, readability, formatting, consistency, and overall user experience.
• Create and revise technical content using established templates, terminology, branding, and documentation standards.
• Help identify outdated, incomplete, duplicate, or conflicting information across product manuals.
• Organize source files, engineering inputs, revision records, and supporting documentation.
• Support the conversion of engineering information, drawings, and technical changes into clear customer-facing instructions.
• Participate in document reviews and incorporate feedback from Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Safety, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with documentation process improvements that reduce manual rework and improve the consistency and efficiency of future updates.
• Shadow experienced engineers and technical professionals to build knowledge of Automatic Transfer Switch products and applications.

Qualifications

• Sophomore, junior, or senior pursuing a degree in Technical Communication, Technical Writing, English, Communications, Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• Strong written communication, editing, proofreading, grammar, and information-organization skills.
• Ability to understand complex information and present it clearly for different audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, document consistency, and version control.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, including styles, templates, tables, cross-references, headers, footers, and document formatting.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and other technical subject-matter experts.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, incorporate review feedback, and prioritize work effectively.
• Interest in learning about electrical equipment, product safety, technical standards, and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, illustration tools, content-management systems, structured authoring, or CAD drawings is a plus.
• Local to the Florham Park, NJ office and available full-time beginning in June 2027.

Experience & Development

• Gain practical experience developing customer-facing technical documentation for real products.
• Build experience working directly with engineers, designers, and cross-functional business partners.
• Learn how technical, safety, and regulatory information is incorporated into product manuals.
• Develop a portfolio of technical writing, editing, and documentation-process experience.
• Contribute to projects that make product information clearer, more consistent, and easier for customers to use.