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Technical Writer Engineer - Product Application

@ United States Steel Corporation
Houston, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time, Internship
Responsibilities:documenting SOPs, creating guides, collaborating teams
Requirements Summary:Pursuing Mechanical Engineering or similar; full-time student; sophomore year by June 2026; eligible to work in the US without sponsorship; strong technical writing; MS Office; EPDM or similar document management experience.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, EPDM, Screenshot/annotation tools
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Job Description

U. S. Steel Tubular Products delivers high quality seamless pipe that powers America’s energy and industrial backbone. Backed by more than a century of steelmaking and a culture of innovation, our team builds premium connections and partners with customers to tackle their toughest challenges, keeping energy and industry moving forward.

Product Application Technical Writer Engineer Job Summary
  • The Product Applications Technical Writer Engineer plays a vital role within the R&D and Engineering teams by transforming complex technical concepts into clear, accurate, and user‑focused documentation for Premium Connection Tubular Products. This position develops, maintains, and implements high‑quality procedural content—including Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions, user guides, and technical requirements—that support both manufacturing operations and product lifecycle activities. The role serves as a critical link between engineering design and operational execution, ensuring that all documentation aligns with design intent, process control needs, and manufacturability standards.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Adherence to safety and housekeeping practices
  • Use of proper PPE and safety equipment as required by job duties
  • Divided between projects (50%) and routine daily tasks (50%)
  • Creates clear, concise, step-by-step documentation such as SOPs, manuals, work instructions, and product requirements
  • Presents weekly reports and updates in the approved template at
  • Works in a cross‑functional environment with Engineering, QA, and Operations
  • Analyzes and validates tasks by interviewing SMEs, observing work, and breaking it into logical or decision‑based steps
  • Manages document lifecycles, including revisions to maintain current versions
Requirements:
  • Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered
  • Candidates must be a full-time, current student and have completed their sophomore year by June 2026 and be in good academic standing
  • Be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
  • Advanced technical writing and editing competence
  • Ability to organize information logically and translate complex processes into clear step‑by‑step tasks
  • Proficiency with Excel, Word, Adobe, PowerPoint, Microsoft Paint, screenshot/annotation tools, and other productivity software
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes
  • Experience with EPDM or equivalent document management systems
  • High attention to detail with focus on accuracy, precision, and user‑oriented documentation
  • Strong critical thinking and complex problem‑solving skills
  • Ability to communicate coherent analyses and ideas to drive improvements
  • Demonstrates initiative, strong work ethic, punctuality, and ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Reliable and dependable; completes tasks with urgency
  • Able to collaborate effectively across functional groups and with SMEs for content validation
  • Strong organizational and time‑management skills; able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadline.

Preferred Skills: 

We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have: 
  • Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study 
  • A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities 
  • A willingness to take initiative to understand the business 
  • An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills
  • A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth 
  • Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident and high energy 
  • The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks. 
  • Leadership and strong decision-making skills 
  • Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically

Company

U. S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.

Posting Title

Technical Writer Engineer - Product Application

Work Location - City

Houston

Company Overview

Since 1901, U. S. Steel has been a recognized leader in steel production. Today, as the first North American steel company to have declared a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, we remain as innovative as ever, leading transformation across our industry while continuing to make products for everyday life - from industries as far ranging as automotive, construction, containers and packaging, appliances, and energy.

Underneath it all is our Culture of Caring, which shows up in our community partnerships, charitable contributions, company-sponsored employee volunteer initiatives, scholarship programs, leadership training, and much more. And of course, it takes shape in a steadfast commitment to safety first in our workplaces and respect for our employees, who are United by Steel.

We are honored to have earned accolades and awards from well-regarded organizations, including the following:

  • Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies® 2022, ’23, ‘24
  • Disability: IN’s Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion 2021, ’22, ’23, ‘24
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Equality 100 Award 2020, ’21, ’22, ’23-24, ‘25
  • Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers 2023, ‘24



Conducting business with integrity and with the highest ethical values has underpinned U. S. Steel’s success for over 100 years, and it remains critical to our company’s success in the future. U. S. Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) according to job qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, genetics, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, disability status or status as a protected Veteran or any other legally protected group status. (California residents may visit www.ussteel.com/CANotice regarding collection of personal information and U. S. Steel's privacy practices.)

Competency Summary

At U. S. Steel all employees are expected to display the following core competencies every day to advance corporate, team and individual goals:

Think: Think Critically and Drive Change
Lead: Develop Talent and Collaborate
Do: Empower Performance and Deliver Results