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# Working Student Technical Documentation

- **Company:** Danaher Corporate
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Computer Animation, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), Microsoft PowerPoint, Software Tools, Screenshots, Extensible Markup Language (XML), XMetal, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5870798818

## About the Role

enrolled as a full-time student in Technical Communication, English, Journalism, Life Science, Engineering, Informatics, or a related field.

 * Excellent communication, writing, and grammar skills in the English language.
 * Ability to collaborate with team members and subject matter experts.
 * Ability to learn how to use software tools and follow written procedures.

A plus is if you also have:

 * Experience or fundamental knowledge in content management systems, XML, and DITA.
 * Experience or fundamental knowledge of the following software applications: XMetal, Illustrator, Lightroom, Adobe Premier, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
 * Interest in the medical device/diagnostics field with the desire to work in an R&D environment.

## Description

As the Working Student Technical Documentation at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, you play a supporting role for producing and revising technical documentation content in our Content Management System (CMS) for the product lines we support. Your tasks include writing and editing texts, taking photographs, screenshots, and making videos. You work in our Agile development environment, and have access to prototypes in our labs. You collaborate with your technical documentation colleagues and subject matter experts in software, engineering, Technical Support, Regulatory Compliance, and Quality Assurance, amongst others, for gathering information and obtaining approval.

This position is for the Technical Documentation Department located in Munich and will be on site.

If you like working in a supporting role and want to gain experience in a world-class Technical Documentation organization-read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

 * Contribute to creating content for our documentation in a regulated environment.
 * Learn about and adhere to the company's procedures, style guide, terminology guidelines, and relevant best-practice guidelines.
 * Define and create appropriate multimedia (such as 2D figures, 3D animation, photos, videos, screenshots) for accompanying written documentation.


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