Technical Writer Engineer - Product Application

U. S. Steel Tubular Products delivers high quality seamless pipe that powers America’s energy and industrial backbone. Backed by more than a century of steelmaking and a culture of innovation, our team builds premium connections and partners with customers to tackle their toughest challenges, keeping energy and industry moving forward.

Product Application Technical Writer Engineer Job Summary

• The Product Applications Technical Writer Engineer plays a vital role within the R&D and Engineering teams by transforming complex technical concepts into clear, accurate, and user‑focused documentation for Premium Connection Tubular Products. This position develops, maintains, and implements high‑quality procedural content—including Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions, user guides, and technical requirements—that support both manufacturing operations and product lifecycle activities. The role serves as a critical link between engineering design and operational execution, ensuring that all documentation aligns with design intent, process control needs, and manufacturability standards.
• Responsibilities:
• Adherence to safety and housekeeping practices
• Use of proper PPE and safety equipment as required by job duties
• Divided between projects (50%) and routine daily tasks (50%)
• Creates clear, concise, step-by-step documentation such as SOPs, manuals, work instructions, and product requirements
• Presents weekly reports and updates in the approved template at
• Works in a cross‑functional environment with Engineering, QA, and Operations
• Analyzes and validates tasks by interviewing SMEs, observing work, and breaking it into logical or decision‑based steps
• Manages document lifecycles, including revisions to maintain current versions

Requirements:

• Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered
• Candidates must be a full-time, current student and have completed their sophomore year by June 2026 and be in good academic standing
• Be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
• Advanced technical writing and editing competence
• Ability to organize information logically and translate complex processes into clear step‑by‑step tasks
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, Adobe, PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, screenshot/annotation tools, and other productivity software
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes
• Experience with EPDM or equivalent document management systems
• High attention to detail with focus on accuracy, precision, and user‑oriented documentation
• Strong critical thinking and complex problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate coherent analyses and ideas to drive improvements
• Demonstrates initiative, strong work ethic, punctuality, and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Reliable and dependable; completes tasks with urgency
• Able to collaborate effectively across functional groups and with SMEs for content validation
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills; able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadline.

Preferred Skills: 

We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have: 

• Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study 
• A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities 
• A willingness to take initiative to understand the business 
• An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills
• A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth 
• Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy 
• The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks. 
• Leadership and strong decision-making skills 
• Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically