Documentation leader

If you have an internationalstart‑upmindset and enjoy an environment that values initiative, discipline in execution, teamwork, and inventiveness, this highlyhands‑onrole offers a strong career trajectory asZadientaccelerates its growth.

The Documentation Leader role is created toestablishthe foundations of knowledge management atZadient.

This role directly supports a CEO-levelobjective: centralize all technical documentation, make it collaborative, ensure everything is stored withinZadient’sown systems, and keep it secure. Theinitialmission is toidentify, centralize,organizeand secure technical documentation across the company while improving collaboration and accessibility.

The technical contentremainsthe responsibility of the relevant departments. The role focuses on documentation structure, ownership, governance,accessibilityandadoption.

Key Responsibilities

Documentation Inventory & Assessment

• Identifyall existing repositoriescontainingtechnical documentation across the company.
• Build a comprehensive inventory of documentation sources including R&D reports, experimental runs, equipment documentation, etc.
• Assess risks related to missing, duplicated or poorly managed information
• Identifypriority actions and quick wins.

Knowledge capture

• Extract tacit engineeringknow-howfrom R&D, process engineering, and pilot run operations. Whereas the content of the scientific knowledgeremainsthe ownership of the R&D staff, the role ensures that all technical elements fostering the collective competency of the R&D team are documented.
• Structure andmaintainthe company’s central technical documentation base.
• Participate in lessons‑learned sessions after key experiments, incidents, and project milestones. Guide and support scientists and engineers in documentation.
• Create andmaintaintemplates, standards, and documentation frameworks forusageof scientists and engineers.
• Support teams inconsolidatingexisting documentation into company-approved repositories.
• Ensure that historical technical knowledge is preserved and accessible.

Knowledge Governance & Information Architecture

• Define andmaintainthe companyknowledgetaxonomy, metadatastandardsand document classification model
• Establishdocumentationlifecycle processes
• Ensure technical knowledgeremainssearchable,traceableand reusable across the organization.
• Monitordocumentationquality and completeness throughappropriate KPIsand reporting

Compliance

• Ensure the documentation structure properly addresses operational regulatory obligations.
• Be the reference for document readiness and accessibility for external audits and certifications (ISO, HAZOP, ICPE, ATEX).
• In cooperation with IT,contributeto theselection, implementation and continuous improvement of knowledge management and documentation platforms (SharePoint, PLM, DMS, Wiki, Version Control Systems).
• Act as the functional owner of knowledge repositories and documentation structures.
• Guide users in document classification, metadata management, accessrightsand versioning standards in coordination with IT, ensuring each document is stored with theappropriate levelof access for its sensitivity.
• Promote adoption and best practices for documentation and collaboration tools.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Facilitate knowledge transfer between R&D and industrialization teams.
• Contribute to R&D project governance: documentation discipline, decision traceability, and follow-up.
• Develop onboarding materials that get new engineers up to speed quickly.
• Contribute to future initiatives involving enterprise search and AI-enabled knowledge retrieval solutions.

Key Deliverables (3-6 months)

• A complete inventory of technical documentation repositories, including equipment-related documentation currently held by external suppliers.
• An assessment of documentation risks and improvement opportunities.
• A proposed documentation architecture and classification model.
• Consolidation of priority documentation into approved repositories — including documentation currently shared informally or stored on personal drives.
• Documentation standards,templatesand user guidelines.
• A roadmap for the next phase of knowledge management development.

Working relationships

Reporting: to the IT Director

Internal: You work in close collaboration with R&D scientists and engineers (knowledge capture), Operations and industrialization (process documentation), Quality (audit readiness), and IT (platforms, governance, security, accessmanagementand AI initiatives).

External: interactions include certification and audit bodies (ISO, ICPE, ATEX, HAZOP) as needed.

• Bac+5 in a relevant field (engineering, information management, data management, or equivalent). An engineering background is a strong plus but not a strict requirement — what matters most is the ability to work credibly with R&D and engineering teams.
• 3–8 years of experience in technical documentation, knowledge management, engineering support, quality systems, or technical industrial environments.
• Genuine ease working with technical and scientific profiles: able to understand enough of what they do to ask the right questions, organize their documentation, and earn their trust — without needing to challenge orvalidatethe technical content itself.
• Knowledge of technical documentation frameworks and quality standards.
• Ability to enforce structure without creating friction.
• Excellent written and spoken communication in both English and French.

Nice to Have

• Experience with SharePoint Online, M365, PLM, DMS or Wiki platforms (Confluence, Teamcenter or similar).
• Familiarity with SiC, power electronics, or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experience defining taxonomies, metadatamodelsand document governance processes.
• Exposure to AI-assisted knowledge management, enterprisesearchor knowledge retrieval systems.
• Understanding ofinformation governance, access rights management (IAM principles)and data lifecycle management.
• Good written and spoken communication in German

• Competitive salary (€40k–57k) depending on experience.
• Flexible working conditions (partial remote possible)
• Early involvement in an exciting project, withstrong growthpotential as the company scales.
• Innovative and international industrial environment.
• Opportunity to shape a function from day one — with real authority and direct access to the leadership team
• A work environment that values autonomy, encourages entrepreneurialthinkingand empowers you to take full ownership of your projects.