Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited

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

General Summary:

Job Description

This position will be a part of the Global Technical Communications team that produces quality technical product information for all of Qualcomm’s 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 publication’s environmentAbility to design and develop technical information in a well-structured manner: concise and easy-to-useProficient in DITA-based authoring, XML editing with OxygenFamiliar with graphics packages -- Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Visio skillsSkilled in Microsoft suite of applicationsBasic understanding of computer architecture and semiconductor fundamentalsQuick to learnHandle changes and ambiguityTeam player

Desirable

Experience with Developer documentationKnowledge of structured markup language like Markdown or reStructuredText (rST)Knowledge of the Docs-as-Code methodologyKnowledge of Content Management SystemsWorking knowledge of Perforce/GitHubWeb content development and document deliveryJIRA, Confluence, API documentation

Additional Skills/Interest

Video creation and editingAbility to understand chipset layout/circuit designKnowledge of mobile systems, CPU architectures, digital interfaces

Additional Job Description

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 technologiesEdits, 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.

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