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Senior Technical Writer @ Qualcomm

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 Senior Technical Writer

Job Description

Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Technical Communications - Writing General Summary: This position will be a part of the Global Technical Communications team that produces quality technical product information for all of Qualcomms products and customers. As a Writer, you will support engineers in planning, organizing, writing, formatting, editing, and releasing highly technical information deliverables such as Developer documentation, SDKs, Quick starts, User guides, Debug guides, APIs, Data sheets, Specifications, Programmer reference, tutorials, presentations, etc.-- both hard and soft copy. Skills/Experience
  • Good English communication (writing) skills 6 -10 years of experience creating end-user documents in a high-tech technical publications environment
  • Ability to design and develop technical information in a well-structured mannerconcise and easy-to-use
  • Proficient in DITA-based authoring, XML editing with Oxygen
  • Familiar with graphics packages -- Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Visio skills
  • Skilled in Microsoft suite of applications
  • Basic understanding of computer architecture and semiconductor fundamentals
  • Quick to learn
  • Handle changes and ambiguity
  • Team player
  • Desirable
  • Experience with Developer documentation
  • Knowledge of structured markup language like Markdown or reStructuredText (rST)
  • Knowledge of the Docs-as-Code methodology
  • Knowledge of Content Management Systems
  • Working knowledge of Perforce/GitHub
  • Web content development and document delivery
  • JIRA, Confluence, API documentation
  • Additional Skills/Interest
  • Video creation and editing
  • Ability to understand chipset layout/circuit design
  • Knowledge of mobile systems, CPU architectures, digital interfaces
  • Additional
  • Creates clear, accurate, and concise technical content by leveraging knowledge of technical writing principles, resources, and tools as well as various types of Qualcomm products and technologies
  • Edits, updates, and reviews content based on an understanding of project requirements to meet business goals and customer needs, in collaboration with other teams (e.g., Engineering, Business)
  • Ensures technical content is standardized for ease of use by stakeholders and innovates on technical documentation creation process to align with industry standards and best practices
  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Communications, English, or related field and 4+ years of experience writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
  • OR
    Associate's degree and 6+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
  • OR
    High School diploma or equivalent and 8+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
  • Job Classification

    Industry: IT Services & Consulting
    Functional Area / Department: Content, Editorial & Journalism
    Role Category: Content Management (Print / Online / Electronic)
    Role: Technical Content Developer
    Employement Type: Full time

    Contact Details:

    Company: Qualcomm
    Location(s): Hyderabad

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    Keyskills:   documentation editing xml editing software dita technical writing github confluence cms technical communication content development ms visio technical publication api documentation markdown api technical documentation perforce jira illustrator

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