Job Description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Technical Communications - Writing

General Summary:

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 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.

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 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 – 3-7 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 manner: concise and easy-to-use Knowledge of DITA, XML, or markup languages (e.g. HTML) Web content development and document delivery 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 change and ambiguity Team player Desirable: Experience with Developer Documentation Knowledge of Content Management Systems Working knowledge of Perforce/GitHub 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

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