Technical Translator DE-EN (Job 05059) - Genoa, Italy (updated)
Our client produces and sells technologically advanced solutions for applications in e-Manufacturing. They have an in-house technical publication team which produces mainly technical overviews, online helps, developer and reference guides (APIs). They have a strong team-oriented philosophy which extends to close cooperation with programmers, developers and technicians.
They are currently seeking an experienced Technical Translator from German into English. This post runs from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009, with possibilities for renewing.
As a member of the Technical Publication team, your tasks will include:
- Translating technical documentation (online guides, manuals, etc.) for various products from German into English.
- Research and define terminology in cooperation with technical and product managers.
- Provide quality control for translations made by external suppliers.
- Perform linguistic analysis and correct interface errors in software modules.
Your audience will be Systems Integrators and similar technically qualified readers. All material must be written with a view to localisation.
Your experience
You must be an EU citizen or hold a regular work permit for Italy. In addition we require:
- Degree in translation or language studies.
- Degree or strong experience in a technical area (engineering, information technology…)
- Microsoft Office product use in both German and English
- Advanced Trados skills.
- Advaned Catalyst and RC-Wintrans.
- Basic familiarity with RoboHelp X7.
- Native English speaker.
- At least three years experience in the field.
Also desired
- HTML knowledge.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft syntax and terminology.