Technical Writer, Staff
Santa Clara, CA 
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Posted 13 days ago
Job Description

About Marvell

Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities.

At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead.

Your Team, Your Impact

Marvell is a top-five fabless semiconductor company. Our solutions transform the enterprise, cloud, automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. Technical documentation is a key component of Marvell products. There is no product without the documentation.

Marvell is seeking a Staff Technical Writer to join the Central Engineering Technical Communications team in Santa Clara, California. You would be part of a diverse and inclusive organization, working with people who have background and expertise in engineering, science, and technical documentation and are passionate about improving the customer experience.

What You Can Expect

To be successful in the position, you need to be a self-starter and be curious about our technology, with a strong desire to become competent in the subject matter. You must have a passion to deliver documentation on time and with high quality and have a desire to lead with integrity and professionalism. During the hiring process, be prepared to demonstrate:

  • Your aptitude and curiosity towards technology
  • Your success working in a team environment by helping to bring out the best in others
  • Your experience with technical documentation

Description

  • Work closely with stakeholders in design team to produce accurate, high-quality documentation for advanced process/high-performance IPs
  • Edit and author content using a variety of authoring tools to produce register content, specifications, datasheets, reports, application notes (and other document types as needed)
  • Produce graphics such as timing diagrams, block diagrams, and flow charts
  • Review technical content and make corrections for grammatical issues and to align to corporate style
  • Conduct document reviews and collect approvals from stakeholders to ensure accuracy of the technical documentation
  • Continuously improve the documentation quality based on review/approval process and feedback received from stakeholders
  • Work with other technical writers in the team to deliver timely documentation that meets quality standards
  • Review content for internal newsletter and publish internal newsletter according to schedule
  • Contribute to documentation development lifecycle improvements that enable efficient delivery of quality documentation content
  • Work closely with other talented writers and actively participate in team meetings

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or writing and communication field
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a technical writer or an equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred: semiconductor experience)
  • Experience with authoring and drawing tools such as Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, and SharePoint (preferred: experience with bug tracking database such as JIRA or Bugzilla and experience adhering to corporate templates and following corporate style guides)
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills with attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a winning, positive attitude
  • Ability to work on a team with geographically distributed members

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Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

42 - 64, $ per hour.

The successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter during the interview process.

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model in which you will be able to split time between working from home and on-site in a Marvell office.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at .

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
3 to 5 years
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