Technical Writer

Description : A Technical Documentation Specialist is needed immediately to handle a wide range of software in the semiconductor industry. The position is for the technical support and services team and the candidate will be responsible for building product documentation and end-user guides. Technical documentation for software applications, such as User manuals, Reference guides, Release notes, User interface documents, and Service bulletins, will be written, published, and distributed by the Technical Documentation Specialist. The Documentation team's standards and processes will have to be adhered to throughout the software development life cycle. In addition to the primary documentation role, the documentation specialist will also contribute to QA activities, installation/deployment of software hotfixes and release candidates, and take part in project management activities. Job Responsibilities: • Work with Product Managers, Product Marketing, and Engineers to produce and maintain world-class documentation like User Guides, Integration Guides, API/Database Reference Guides, In platform documentation, etc. • Use authoring software and configuration management application (Bitbucket) effectively to create and manage user-friendly content • Learn complex concepts and communicate information in a way that is engaging and understood by users • Review all customer facing documentation including product designs and high-level test plans • Gather customer feedback on documentation to improve usability • Research, propose, and implement customer-specific documentation solutions • Communicate effectively with other writers and do peer review of documents • Attend documentation and engineering meetings • Contribute to Project Management by creating project plans and conducting status meetings to track the project status Qualification: • A Bachelor's degree preferably a BE/BTech-CSE or MCA or equivalent • Must have excellent analytical skills, presentations skills, and communication skills • Must have consistently good academic records and consistency in educational/work background • Knowledge in authoring tools including Madcap Flare, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, is preferred • Knowledge in Image editing tools • Knowledge in agile methodology and defect management tools like JIRA, and configuration management tools like Bitbucket. Qualifications Education: Bachelor's Degree Skills Certifications: Languages: Years of Experience: 4 - 7 Years Work Experience: Additional Information Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Eligible: Yes Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law