Senior Technical Writer

3 months ago

Bengaluru, India Altair Engineering Full time

Job Summary:

Altair Engineering is seeking an experienced software technical writer to join the Altair technical documentation team. We’re looking for someone smart, energetic, and self-motivated who can collaborate effectively in a remote working environment. Critical skills for this position include solid experience documenting software user interfaces, strong technical and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to juggle multiple projects while meeting release deadlines. Deliverables include user guides, reference guides, tutorials, and API documentation in online and offline formats, as well as in-application user assistance and video.

As a senior technical writer, you will be responsible for creating and updating the technical documentation for a wide variety applications using help authoring tools such as Oxygen XML Author, RoboHelp, and Help & Manual. Key to success in this role is the ability to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize highly technical information. We need writers with the technical expertise to jump in and take charge of multiple documentation projects, and who have the independence and initiative to drive projects forward without constant oversight. You will work closely with product managers, subject matter experts, and the other members of the technical documentation team to create high-quality documentation. There will also be opportunities to learn and build skills relating to information architecture, user experience research, localization, and data analytics.

This particular position will focus primarily on our electronics line of products. Knowledge of electrical engineering and some experience with API documentation and LaTeX will be highly relevant and useful. The successful candidate will embrace new technologies and seek out innovative ways to improve our technical documentation. 

What You Will Do: : 

Create and update online user guides, reference, guides, and tutorials using topic-based authoring techniques  Interview subject matter experts and get hands-on with the software to document new features  Write and edit tooltips, error messages, and other user interface text  Work with product managers to create and edit help videos Manage tasks and deliverables using JIRA and Confluence  Maintain source and output files in our content management system Contribute to cross-team documentation projects to continually improve our standards and processes  Continually work to upgrade your skills through various training opportunities  Pitch in and do whatever is needed to help the technical documentation team to meet its goals and deadlines 

What You Will Need

Basics   : :

Bachelor’s degree in either technical writing or English (with strong technical skills), or a technical discipline (with strong writing skills)  5+ years of software technical writing experience and a strong portfolio of software technical writing projects  Excellent technical writing and editing skills in English, with an eye for detail  Experience writing and publishing both task-based and reference-based software documentation in a variety of formats  Expertise with at least one single-source help authoring tool such as Oxygen XML Author, MadCap Flare, RoboHelp, etc.  Experience using video editing software such as Camtasia and image editing software such as SnagIt  Proficiency with content management systems such as Perforce or GitLab, as well as project management systems such as JIRA and Confluence  Well-developed troubleshooting and problem-solving skills  A natural affinity for organizing projects and keeping track of details 

Preferred:

Familiar with the DITA help authoring standard and structured authoring principles  Experience with LaTeX and editing of mathematical formulas  Familiarity with electrical engineering domain Training in additional skill areas such as localization, information architecture, publishing, minimalism, usability testing, data analytics, and/or computer programming is desirable  Experience working in a multicultural environment with non-native English speakers 

Why Work With Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics. Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration.

To learn more, please visit altair.com . Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD

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