Technical / Product Publications, Sr Engineer

1 Week ago • 5-12 Years

About the job

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Develop and maintain documentation for EDA products used by chip designers and scientists. Requires strong technical writing skills, ability to grasp new technology quickly, and experience working with engineering teams.

About the job

The technical writer hired for this position will develop and maintain documentation for EDA products used by a highly technical audience, including chip designers and scientists.

Synopsys is seeking capabilities for developing and updating product documentation deliverables for Synopsys product releases. Proven technical writing and editing skills are needed to produce topic-oriented technical content.

The candidate is accountable for planning, organizing, and creating user guides, reference material, and release notes for the target design engineering audience. The documentation development tasks include researching and organizing initial source material into a quality draft. Source material includes product specifications, training and conference materials, and engineering input. The interaction with engineering includes soliciting feedback and reviews from Applications and R&D engineers. The candidate demonstrates and implements good standard writing practices when developing these materials.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Science.

5 to 12 years of technical writing experience in a software product development company.

Required Skills

Good knowledge of technical writing standards and processes.

Ability and inclination to grasp new technology quickly.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to understand customer requirements and address them using suitable documentation strategies.

Experience working unsupervised, as part of a team, and with overseas development teams; experience communicating with non-native English speakers.

Ability to make decisions quickly, flexibility to reprioritize on short notice, and ability to foster synergy.

Desired Skills

Experience with DITA and XML authoring tools such as Oxygen XML Author.

Working knowledge of UNIX or Linux.

Experience with electronic design automation (EDA) tools.

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About The Company

Synopsys Inc

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