Lead Technical Communications Engineer

Job Summary: Looking for an experienced technical writer with a solid technical background and impeccable communication skills to contribute to Virtuoso documentation. The candidate should preferably have an experience of 5-7 years in managing product documentation, release notes, videos, and blogs. Experience in DITA or any other topic-based authoring would be an added advantage.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand electronic design automation (EDA) principles and related technical concepts, perform research, and translate the technical information into usable and practical product documents for consumption by Cadence customers.
• Work closely with subject-matter experts, including the development (R&D), product engineering, customer support, and product management teams, gain expertise in working hands-on with the EDA tools, and document new and enhanced software features, aligning with the release schedule.
• Understand and adhere to Cadence writing standards, develop topic-based (structured) content, and apply content taxonomy, and re-use strategies.
• Effectively use technical communications tools for authoring (FrameMaker, Wiki), screen capture/recording (SnagIT), video development (Captivate, Camtasia), and optionally graphic design (Photoshop).
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams in different geographies within Cadence and show a sound understanding of the product and documentation life cycle.
• Improve the product quality by reviewing product messages and UI.
• Develop supporting collateral, including feature videos and blogs. 

Experience

• A bachelor's degree in any discipline (preferably computer science or electronics engineering)
• 7+ years of experience in a technical communications or instructional design role, preferably in EDA, semiconductor industry, or other technical domains