Technical Writer (Safety-Critical Documentation)

Location: Anaheim, California, United States; onsite role with 2nd and 3rd shift work and offsite work when required

Salary: $72,000–$96,500 per year, plus potential bonus or long-term incentive units and benefits.

Company

Disneyland Resort is a large-scale family entertainment destination within The Walt Disney Company, operating theme parks, hotels, shopping, dining, and entertainment facilities.

What you will do

• Develop and modify safety-critical engineering, safety, maintenance, operational, and training documentation.
• Translate input from quality engineering, facilities engineering, and safety services into standardized formal procedures.
• Apply configuration management, version control, documentation review, approval, and compliance processes.
• Use documentation, learning management, and distribution systems to create and publish materials for user groups.
• Review applicable standards and industry guidelines and communicate project progress to leadership.
• Set up completed documentation in appropriate systems and update sustainment guidelines.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in technical publications or documentation.
• Ability to translate technical training requirements into technical documents, operational guidelines, and training documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, and relevant learning or document management systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, initiative, multitasking, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new systems and technologies and work cross-functionally.
• Ability to work 2nd and 3rd shifts and offsite when required.

Nice to have

• Experience with the Performance Alignment model.
• Familiarity with maritime standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with D Learn, Maximo, Adobe FrameMaker, or instructional design.
• Theme park or themed entertainment experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, technical documentation, training and development, engineering, or a related field; instructional design degree preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused environment supporting documentation, training, assessment, and auditing.
• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, facilities, quality, and safety teams.
• Potential bonus and/or long-term incentive units.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits may be included depending on the level and position offered.
• Equal opportunity workplace with accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Complete the application and monitor application progress through the candidate dashboard.
• Application updates are provided by email through the candidate dashboard.