Manufacturing Engineer Technician

Catapult Federal Services · Haslet, TX · 3 wk ago

EngineeringFull-time

About the role

Job Title: Manufacturing Technical Writer. Department: Manufacturing Engineering / Operations. Location: Haslet, TX – On-site, production floor. Role Type: Contract (posted Sep 29, 2026). Our client, Stellar Energy, a Trane Technologies company, designs and builds modular cooling and energy systems for data centers, industrial facilities, and other critical infrastructure. Their production facilities fabricate and assemble large modular units that ship to job sites ready to install, and they're growing fast. This role sits between the production floor and technical documentation. You'll spend most of your time on the shop floor: standing at workstations, watching assemblers build modular cooling units, reading the engineering drawings and bills of materials, and turning what you see into clear, step-by-step work instructions that any operator can follow. This isn't a desk-only technical writing job, and it isn't a pure technician role. The right person has hands-on manufacturing or assembly experience and can write clear, visual documentation. You know what a torque spec means on the floor, you can spot when a drawing doesn't match how the part actually goes together, and you can explain it in a way a new operator gets on the first read.

Responsibilities

Observe assemblers and technicians at workstations to capture the real build sequence for modular cooling units and sub-assemblies
Read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and bills of materials (BOMs) to verify parts, quantities, and assembly order
Write standardized work instructions (WIs) that are picture-heavy, step-by-step, and easy to follow at the workstation
Take and edit photos, annotate images, and create callouts or simple graphics that show each step clearly
Include critical details in instructions: torque values, fastener specs, quality checkpoints, safety requirements, and required tools
Work with manufacturing engineers, quality, and production supervisors to validate instructions before release
Run instructions with operators on the floor, collect feedback, and revise until they work in practice
Update work instructions when designs, BOMs, or processes change (ECOs/ECNs)
Maintain document control, version tracking, and organized storage of all work instructions
Flag discrepancies between drawings, BOMs, and actual shop-floor practice to engineering
Support training of new operators using the documentation you create

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on experience in manufacturing, assembly, or fabrication (HVAC, mechanical, electrical, or industrial equipment preferred)
Demonstrated experience writing work instructions, SOPs, assembly procedures, or similar shop-floor documentation
Strong ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, and BOMs
Comfortable spending most of the day on the production floor in PPE
Skilled at photographing processes and building visual, image-based instructions
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Clear, concise writing — able to explain technical steps in plain language
Detail-oriented and comfortable asking operators and engineers "why" to get the process right

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required. Associate or bachelor's degree in manufacturing technology, engineering technology, technical communication, or related field preferred (equivalent hands-on experience considered).

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