Semiconductor Technical Writer

SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. • Bloomington, MN

16h • $112,640 - $168,960

About The Position

As a member of an expanding design enablement team, the Technical Writer will work closely with a staff technical writer and a broad range of subject matter experts (SMEs) to document emerging semiconductor manufacturing process technologies, advanced packaging solutions, and related intellectual property. Responsible for producing high-quality, industry standard content essential for customer satisfaction throughout the semiconductor design and manufacturing process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in technical or professional writing, technical communication, English, journalism, or engineering
• 5+ years of technical writing and editing experience in the semiconductor industry or equivalent high-tech industry.
• Must have prior experience in semiconductor or microelectronics industries with strong understanding of semiconductor terminology.
• Fluent in American English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Adobe FrameMaker and Acrobat and/or Microsoft Office 365 desktop publishing expertise.
• Microsoft Visio or equivalent technical illustration expertise.
• U.S. Person Required: This position requires compliance to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All accepted applicants must be U.S. Persons. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of integrated circuit (IC) design, fabrication, and/or advanced packaging techniques.
• Familiarity with IC electronic design automation tool-assisted design flows and use of foundry process design kits.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality technical content that is clear, concise, and technically accurate for inclusion in customer-facing design specifications, user guides, data sheets, and release notes.
• Adhere to semiconductor industry standards and established corporate guidelines to achieve a consistent style and format across products and programs at multiple sites.
• Communicate effectively with SMEs to obtain and verify up-to-date source content and review draft content for technical accuracy and completeness.
• Participate in project planning and work independently or as team member to meet established release deadlines.
• Complete multiple projects within a single release cycle.

Benefits

• SkyWater offers competitive salary and an opportunity to participate in incentive plans as well other employee financial benefits including 401k match, life insurance and opportunities to purchase SkyWater stock at a discounted rate.
• Additionally, SkyWater offers a comprehensive benefits package which promotes a healthy life. This includes benefit eligibility day one, medical, dental, mental health benefits, vision, legal planning, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, an on-site fitness facility, and an on-site self-serve market.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees