Technical Writer

Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Technical Communications - Writing

General Summary:

Minimum qualifications:

Support engineers by planning, organizing, writing, formatting, editing, and releasing highly technical information deliverables such as application notes, data sheets, schematics, programmer reference manuals, user guides, tutorials, APIs and presentations.

About The Role ::

Skills/Experience Good English communication (writing) skills - 3 to 5 years of experience creating end-user documents in a high-tech publications environment Ability to design and develop technical information in a well-structured manner:concise, easy-to-use, etc. Knowledge of DITA, XML, or markup languages (e.g. HTML) XML content management systems and single-sourcing

Familiar with graphics packages- Like Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Visio Skilled in Microsoft suite of applications

Basic understanding of computer architecture and semiconductor fundamentals Quick learner Team player Desirable:Knowledge of Content Management Systems Working knowledge of Perforce Web content development and document delivery JIRA and Confluence RST, Markdown, API documentation

Additional Skills/Interest: Video creation and editing Ability to understand chipset layout/circuit design Knowledge of audio, mobile systems, CPU architectures, digital interfaces Preferred educational qualification:Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Electronics/Computer Science

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Communications, English, or related field and 2+ years of experience writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.

OR
Associate's degree and 4+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.

OR
High School diploma or equivalent and 6+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.

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