kothes as an employer

Our technical editors create operating and user manuals for all kinds of machinery, technical products and systems, from coffee machines to accounting software and offshore wind farms, always in-line with legal standards but with space for their own ideas. They research content in close contact with our customers. In collaboration with our specialist departments and our quality management, they develop new documentation concepts. And they advise our customers on how to improve their documentation content and processes.

Applicants require a degree in technical documentation or a technical degree with some experience in technical editing. We also expect strong communication skills, the ability to work in a team, an ability to learn, mobility, and an independent, structured and result-oriented way of working. Excellent spoken and written German is essential, and a good knowledge of English would be of advantage.

Our machine safety consultants support our customers with the CE marking of their machines and systems and answer questions about the Machinery Directive and contiguous standards. They research normative, formal, and content requirements, draw up risk assessments and in some cases create operating manuals, all in-line with the relevant norms and legal standards. They collaborate with our customers to develop modularisation concepts for risk assessments and safety-related solutions.

Applicants require a degree from a university or technical college or be trained as a technician in the field of mechanical or electrical engineering. We also expect strong communication skills, the ability to work in a team, an ability to learn, mobility, and an independent, structured and result-oriented way of working. Excellent spoken and written German is essential, and a good knowledge of English would be of advantage.

Their key tasks include creating technical illustrations for operating manuals and creating illustration concepts, including for text-free manuals. They are also responsible for assisting and educating our technical editors on illustration-related matters. Their tasks also include developing our in-house standards for illustrations and defining the workflows for converting 3D CAD models into illustrations with a variety of software products.

Applicants must be trained as a technical illustrator, have at least three years of professional experience and experience in creating graphics from 3D CAD data. We also expect strong communication skills, the ability to work in a team and an ability to learn. Knowledge of Corel DESIGNER^®, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, CINEMA 4D, 3D Via Composer, XVL Studio and SAP Visual Enterprise Author would be an advantage.

Our technical translators, most of whom are freelance, translate complex technical texts from German or English to their native languages. In the process they work closely with our technical editors and illustrators, use our XML-based editorial system and ensure constant development and quality assurance for our translation memory database. We offer long-term cooperative collaboration, attractive projects, helpful contacts and fair, reliable pay.

Applicants must a have perfect command of their native languages, have provable experience in the fields of systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or software and have translated in this field for at least two years. Experience with translation memory tools (particularly memoQ) is an advantage; a precise way of working and absolute punctuality are indispensable.

Our translation managers manage individual translation projects independently, from offer calculation to delivery and invoicing. They advise and assist our customers professionally and with a focus on service. They are also responsible for managing the quality of translation orders and for supplier management.

Applicants require a completed degree from a university or technical college, as well as professional experience in translation management. They must have strong communication skills, the ability to work in a team and an ability to learn, and they must work in an independent, structured, and result-oriented manner. Applicants should enjoy working in a technical field. They require a proactive approach to service and an entrepreneurial way of thinking.

We offer students the opportunity to complete a practical semester in the field of technical documentation and implement what they have learnt during their studies. We offer a range of exciting topics relating to technical documentation, plenty of different projects and customers in almost all industries. During their work placement, interns work with an XML editorial system, and they accompany entire processes from research to delivery, thus gaining a detailed insight into their future work.

Graduates who are about to complete their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and are looking for an interesting topic for their thesis will find valuable issues and be given the opportunity to map the knowledge they have gained during their studies onto a real-life project. The academic quality of the thesis is as important to us as its direct practicality and applicability within the business. Of course graduates receive intensive support during this period and are also provided with an experienced tutor. Once they have completed their thesis, all doors at our company are open to them.