Technical Writer II

Posted Monday, February 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM

The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places.

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At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting‑edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards.

We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and be part of an innovative, mission‑driven team, apply now!

Job Title: Technical Writer II

Base Salary Rate : $83,576-$98,325

Job type: Full-time

This position is a Technical Writer for the KGS Edwards brand of commercial fire products. The technical writers are under minimal supervision and work more independently within the Technical Publications department. Each writer is assigned to specific product platforms. As projects are determined within their platforms, the writer works with their project team, consisting of Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Product Management, Technical Support, and Applications Engineering, to plan the publication deliverables that are affected.

The writer is expected to manage their project plans, deliverables, and schedules. Each platform has a secondary writer assigned as the peer reviewer. All writers are involved in the decisions for style usage and department procedures.

• Assumes responsibility for managing the project schedule and reporting the project status for information products in which they are also the original author.
• Researches, outlines, writes, and illustrates new or existing information products for their assigned documents according to the project plan.
• Creates information products including but not limited to: application, installation, programming, operation, troubleshooting, and service topics and manuals, installation sheets, online help systems, internet‑ready information products and systems
• Follows written department procedures to revise existing material and create new material for technical manuals, help systems, installation sheets, etc.
• Researches, writes, illustrates, edits, and proofreads documents and help systems within the schedules provided the project teams
• Uses engineering specifications, marketing, and other source material, physical products in our test labs, as well as interviews with subject matter experts and other internal sources to obtain needed information

• Associate Degree in Technical Writing, Technical Communications, Engineering, English or Business
• 5+ years of experience in technical writing

OR

• Bachelor Degree in Technical Writing, Technical Communications, Engineering,English or Business
• 2+ years of experience in technical writing

• Intermediate knowledge of electronics and computer programming concepts
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Corel Draw, Adobe Acrobat, Robo Help, or equivalent tools
• Intermediate writing skills demonstrated by the correct use of grammar, syntax,…