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Tesla Sr. Technical Writer 
United States, California, Palo Alto 
527237852

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What You’ll Do
  • Gather information and requests from, and foster excellent working relationships with, subject matter experts (such as engineers, quality assurance, software developers, product managers, and technicians)
  • Consider all aspects of a document request. Anticipate potential downstream issues that were not considered by others
  • Develop new and/or revise existing content as necessary and on-time, based on the request
  • Work closely with team and manager to triage workload and priorities, while keeping track of upcoming delivery dates
  • Work closely with Firmware and Program Management teams to keep track of upcoming changes and release dates (Project Management)
  • Ensure content is accurate (for example, validate information accuracy, peer review others’ content, and follow review processes)
  • Strategize and implement process improvements, for both documentation processes and peripherally-related processes. Manage tasks and information flow using collaboration software (such as JIRA, Wrike, SharePoint, and custom databases)
What You’ll Bring
  • Technical writing experience (software and/or hardware) with knowledge of relevant content development tools
  • Bachelor’s degree, certificate in Technical Writing, or equivalent professional experience
  • Strong attention to detail, strong personal organization, collaboration, and time management skills. Ability to be creative and open-minded when approaching problems
  • Markup language experience (such as HTML, XML, DITA XML, or SGML)
  • Structured authoring tool experience (such as oXygen, XMetaL, structured FrameMaker, or Arbortext Editor)
  • Content Management System (CMS) experience (such as SDL/RWS, etc.)
  • Style guideline experience (Simplified Technical English, S1000D, MIL-STD, MMSTP, or custom style guide creation or contributions)