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Senior Technical Writer – Hardware Products

Senior Technical Writer – Hardware Products

CompanyNVIDIA
LocationSanta Clara, CA, USA
Salary$116000 – $224250
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability (5+ years) writing computer hardware documentation
  • Power-user-level skills with MS Word and Word templates
  • Some expertise with Visio and slide/deck-creation apps
  • Versatile and flexible approach in order to assist other members of the group when their workload spikes
  • A propensity for thinking like an engineer and writing the documentation they need
  • The flexibility to find whatever method works best to get close to SMEs and learn what they know
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Writing documentation such as Product Specifications, Hardware Design Guides and Validation Guides, and Partner Guidelines
  • Researching, scoping and leading documentation projects
  • Gathering, editing, and publishing subject-specific knowledge from SMEs and developers
  • Supporting development teams and delivering high-quality technical content within a fast-paced schedule
  • Contributing to internal templates and standards to create clear and reusable content
  • Driving the technical review process
  • Possibly also preparing or editing illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and charts.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience documenting notebook and desktop computer hardware
  • Experience documenting sophisticated data center-based services and platforms
  • Authoring experience with Sphinx and reStructuredText
  • Understanding of source control tools (such as Perforce and GitHub) and experience using issue trackers such as JIRA to track project tasks
  • Hardware or software engineering experience