Technical Writer for Capital Region Customer Projects - Mecaplan Oy - Helsinki, Finland

Mecaplan is a Finnish engineering and design company founded in 2001, with the mission to improve quality of life by developing products and technologies for our customers. We act as an expert partner for our manufacturing industry clients in product development, delivery projects, and manufacturing ramp-up initiatives, offering services in mechanical design, electrical design, documentation, and technical expertise. Mecaplan has over 40 employees and offices in Helsinki, Turku, and Nivala. We add value to our clients' operations and competitiveness by improving product manufacturability, accelerating project throughput, and transferring products to manufacturing. Our clients operate in machinery and equipment manufacturing, electrical and energy industries, electronics and telecommunications, marine, defense, cleantech, and medical sectors. We are seeking a Technical Writer for our customer projects. Role: We are looking for a technical writer to work full-time on customer projects within our South & West team, whose members are based in Helsinki, Turku, and Tampere. We are currently seeking reinforcement especially for projects in the Capital Region. The work is primarily hybrid, with at least half of the workweek spent at the customer’s site, depending on their hybrid work practices. We also aim to meet with our team once a month at Mecaplan’s office. As a technical writer, you will be responsible for updating existing technical manuals and creating new ones, writing technical texts, designing illustrations, producing simple technical drawings (e.g., block diagrams, simple circuit diagrams, graphs), and possibly creating installation images or animations. Our assignments are often long-term and extensive, allowing you to delve deeply into the core activities of the customer organization and utilize your professional strengths. Typically, 1-2 Mecaplan employees work on a project, sometimes larger teams. Tasks are tailored to the individual, with the goal of long-term employment and opportunities for growth in different roles. We are happy to discuss potential customer projects that match your background and strengths as the recruitment progresses. The base salary for the position is approximately €2,800–€4,200 per month depending on experience, plus bonus schemes and good employee benefits. Keys to success in the role: We expect you to have technical skills gained through work experience, education, or strong hobbies. Above all, you should be enthusiastic about understanding technical systems and documenting them clearly, capable of articulating complex concepts understandably, and have an eye for the visual appearance and design of documents. Good organizational and project management skills are also important to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. It is an advantage if you can interpret circuit diagrams, software block diagrams, and mechanical drawings. You will be working with the following software, so prior experience with these is appreciated: Excosoft Skribenta, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator, MS Visio, Creo Illustrate, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat. You work fluently in English, both written and spoken, and Finnish language skills are also desired. Working on diverse and interesting customer projects is rewarding and requires strong expertise and a customer-oriented approach. It is natural for you to share your knowledge, listen, and seek solutions to customer challenges, and to succeed together. Your work is guided by responsibility and initiative, and you find our mission of improving quality of life through product and technology development meaningful. Why work at Mecaplan? We are a close-knit team of industry experts, proud of our professional skills. We do not settle for the status quo but aim to continuously develop as experts, valuing skill development in daily work. At Mecaplan, you can influence your career path and customer projects, and you will undoubtedly challenge and develop your skills every day. We find our work at Mecaplan meaningful and rewarding, which is reflected in our employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) of 82 in the South & West team. We make daily choices to build a good and functional work environment. Our employee benefits supporting well-being include: Lunch and phone benefits, Sports, massage, and cultural benefits, Extensive occupational health services, Voluntary accident insurance during leisure time, Regular team activities and company celebrations. Would you be one of us? If this opportunity interests you and you feel Mecaplan could be the next step in your career, please send your application through our careers page by July 31, 2026. Due to summer holidays, the recruitment process will proceed mainly after the deadline in August, and we will inform candidates about the status then. We look forward to hearing more about you and your skills!