Synopsys

The technical writer hired for this position will develop and maintain documentation for EDA products used by a highly technical audience, including chip designers and scientists.

Synopsys is seeking capabilities for developing and updating product documentation deliverables for Synopsys product releases. Proven technical writing and editing skills are needed to produce topic-oriented technical content.

The candidate is accountable for planning, organizing, and creating user guides, reference material, and release notes for the target design engineering audience. The documentation development tasks include researching and organizing initial source material into a quality draft. Source material includes product specifications, training and conference materials, and engineering input. The interaction with engineering includes soliciting feedback and reviews from Applications and R&D engineers. The candidate demonstrates and implements good standard writing practices in the development of these materials.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Science.

Required Skills:

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

•    Strong writing and editing skills with a keen eye for detail.

•    Familiarity with SEO principles and component content management systems (CCMS) is a plus.

•    Excellent research skills and the ability to synthesize complex information.

•    Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

•    Good understanding of SQL, and programming and scripting languages such as Python, Perl

Desired Skills

•    Experience in AI/ML workflows and tools

•    Some understanding of XML, XSL, and JSON

•    Experience in UI design & development through JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, ReactJS, and HTML/CSS

•    Ability to understand customer requirements and address them using suitable documentation strategies.

•    Ability to make decisions quickly, flexibility to reprioritize on short notice, and ability to foster synergy.

•    Experience prototyping, experimenting, and testing with large datasets, and analytic data flows in production 

•    Strong fundamentals in Statistics, Machine Learning, and/or Deep Learning 

•    Exposure to EDA domain

•    Working knowledge of UNIX or Linux

•    Exposure to developer tools such as gdb/ddd, Valgrind, Quantify, Visual Studio and Eclipse.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.