Principals only, please.
Description:
One of two writers working within a 20-member Dev+QA+Doc team responsible for a suite of long-established CAM / CNC software products.
In this role, you will:
- Research new features and products by studying specifications, interviewing subject matter experts, and playing with the software.
- Develop and maintain new and existing end-user documentation.
- Create, maintain, and help localize new and existing graphics such as screenshots and diagrams.
- Work in a Content Management System (CMS) single-source environment to generate online help and PDF deliverables.
- Assist in the project planning processing with work estimates, task analyses, and the like.
- Provide peer-editing to maximize consistency and to minimize errors and translation costs.
- Provide occasional ad-hoc writing or graphics assistance to other departments.
- Ensure reliable timely delivery of high-quality work.
- Report directly to the Director of Software Engineering.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent general knowledge and experience
- Excellent communication skills in oral and written English
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in an office team environment
- Familiarity with standard networked Windows environment and MS Office tools
- Technical writing work experience for software, preferably scientific or engineering
- Experience with software development lifecycle and content development lifecycle
- Experience with large writing projects — dozens of books, many hundreds of topics, thousands of graphics
- Experience producing online help using a single-source authoring tool such as Flare or RoboHelp
- Good working knowledge of HTML and CSS, preferably in an XML/XHTML environment
- Understanding of and experience with illustration tools
- An artistic eye
- Enthusiasm and aptitude for learning new technologies
- Experience with content management systems
- Experience with localization and translation vendors
- Skilled experience with MadCap Flare
- Skilled experience with Adobe PhotoShop and/or Illustrator
- Aptitude for 3D and kinematic visualization
- Experience with CNC machining or CAD/CAM software