Technical Writer

754 Altera Semiconductor Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.; Penang; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Penang is seeking a Technical Writer to create clear and concise technical documentation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering or English, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Responsibilities include managing projects, ensuring content accuracy, and developing various documentation types. Join a dynamic team and contribute to innovative solutions in technology.

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills required for technical content creation.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages technical content for various formats.
• Ensures accuracy and clarity of documentation.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Research

Technical Writing

Communication

Education

Engineering Degree

English Degree

Tools

Oxygen

Illustrator

Acrobat

Job description

Creates clear, accurate, and concise technical content by leveraging technical writing principles, resources, technologies and tools.

Analyzes and improves complex subject matter, leveraging direct product experience as well as product specifications.

Researches, organizes, and writes easy-to-comprehend documentation that simplifies complex technical concepts into content consumable by all, ensuring appropriate syntax, style, and grammatical usage of data.

Defines and manages projects from start to finish for self or a small team.

Organizes and prioritizes work and schedule according to the business goals, product release cycle, and customer needs.

Reconciles conflicting inputs, content priorities and deadlines with stakeholders.

Tracks progress and issues in defect management system.

Verifies that technical content is accurate, clear, complete, and user focused.

Ensures it adheres to standards for graphics, layout, format, style, terminology, and overall quality.

Maintains a thorough understanding of content publishing and lifecycle processes.

Validates documentation content against the software product by testing procedures described, often by installing, setting up, and running the software.

Designs, develops, and publishes technical content for product/UI text, API documentation, web pages, user/installation guides, support articles, training material, blogs, videos, release notes, new feature documents and graphics.

Qualifications:

Engineering degree or equivalent with strong writing skills, or English degree or equivalent with strong technical skills

Excellent written and spoken English

Good analytical and teamwork skills

Ability to research and manage projects successfully as a part of a team of writers

Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision

Understanding of structured and minimalism writing

Proficiency or able to quickly learn authoring tools, such as oxygen, Illustrator, and Acrobat or similar tools

Job Type:

Regular

Job Details:

Job Description:

• Creates clear, accurate, and concise technical content by leveraging technical writing principles, resources, technologies and tools.

• Analyzes and improves complex subject matter, leveraging direct product experience as well as product specifications.

• Researches, organizes, and writes easy-to-comprehend documentation that simplifies complex technical concepts into content consumable by all, ensuring appropriate syntax, style, and grammatical usage of data.

• Defines and manages projects from start to finish for self or a small team.

• Organizes and prioritizes work and schedule according to the business goals, product release cycle, and customer needs.

• Reconciles conflicting inputs, content priorities and deadlines with stakeholders.

• Tracks progress and issues in defect management system.

• Verifies that technical content is accurate, clear, complete, and user focused.

• Ensures it adheres to standards for graphics, layout, format, style, terminology, and overall quality.

• Maintains a thorough understanding of content publishing and lifecycle processes.

• Validates documentation content against the software product by testing procedures described, often by installing, setting up, and running the software.

• Designs, develops, and publishes technical content for product/UI text, API documentation, web pages, user/installation guides, support articles, training material, blogs, videos, release notes, new feature documents and graphics.

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree or equivalent with strong writing skills, or English degree or equivalent with strong technical skills

• Excellent written and spoken English

• Good analytical and teamwork skills

• Ability to research and manage projects successfully as a part of a team of writers

• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision

• Understanding of structured and minimalism writing

• Proficiency or able to quickly learn authoring tools, such as oxygen, Illustrator, and Acrobat or similar tools

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location:

Penang 16

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

About Altera

Altera: Accelerating Innovators

Altera, an Intel Company, provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Ourend-to-endbroad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.

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