[Doxygen-users] Job opportunity: Technical Author at Picsel

[Roger S. <rog...@pi...>]

Hi. I'm looking for a technical author, to work at Picsel in Scotland, 
using Doxygen amongst other tools. I hope this is a reasonable place to 
mention it. For more information, see 
http://www.picsel.com/index.php/careers/spec/technical_author/

Picsel requires a person skilled both as a technical author and as a 
software engineer, to work on creating and maintaining technical 
documentation and systems.

The documents will include API references, software architecture 
overviews, tutorials, user guides, product specifications, step-by-step 
procedures, FAQs and more. These are mainly for customers, and sometimes 
for staff. Some software development will be required, including the 
maintenance of tools, and use of the products being documented. A 
detailed understanding of the technologies will be necessary.

Skilful interviewing of technical domain experts, and structuring of 
ideas, will be needed before writing with the goals of being factual, 
structured, concise, sufficient, and understandable. Work is often 
presented as hypertext using “doxygen” or “twiki”. The drawing of simple 
diagrams, for example in dot, will be helpful.
Required Skills and Experience:

    * A graduate with a good degree, ideally in a computing discipline. 
Alternatively, a writer with exceptional computing skills may be considered.
    * A professional technical author for software.
    * A professional software engineer, ideally in C, Python, C#, Java, 
.Net.
    * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and literacy in 
English.
    * Care and attention to detail and complexity.
    * Flexibility, and aptitude for learning new concepts and skills.
    * Skills in planning and structuring ideas and documents logically.
    * Experience with hypertext documentation tools such as Doxygen, TWiki.
    * Experience with office applications such as MS Word and PowerPoint.
    * Some illustration and diagram preparation, ideally using dot or Visio.
    * Design and programming of automation scripts, and software 
maintenance.
    * Good performance in working to project deadlines and requirements.
    * Experience working independently and in small teams, with foreign 
languages and with remote offices.

Key Responsibilities and Activities:

    * Writing technical documents for customers and staff.
    * Working within project teams and deadlines, sometimes to unclear 
requirements or with incomplete information.
    * Working together with experts to discover, structure and review ideas.
    * Using the software products being developed.
    * Writing in several markup languages, with source code and simple 
diagrams.
    * Using and maintaining automated systems for document generation 
and software development, including editing scripts and building.
    * Delivering accurate and attractive material on time.
    * Preparing and delivering training courses, and attending meetings.
    * Reporting to the Documentation and Training Manager.

Regards,
Roger