Staff Technical Writer

Job summary

Collaborate with engineers and product managers to develop and maintain deeply technical, task-oriented documentation for software products. Act as a technical bridge between engineering and the documentation team while ensuring content is modular and consistent within a DITA-based CCMS.

Job details

ABOUT WIND RIVER Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world. YOUR ROLE As a Staff Technical Writer on our team, you’ll collaborate with software engineers, technical writers, product managers, system testers, and documentation tools specialists to contribute to the adoption of leading-edge technology by developing world-class documentation. You’ll be writing about products such as: Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition -a product targeted at customers and systems that require consolidation of both safety-critical and general-purpose applications. Wind River Diab Compiler - a suite of software development tools for device applications. VxWorks Cert Graphics Stack - a collection of components that enable graphical user interfaces (GUIs), rendering, and display management. In your daily job you will: Collaborate with Wind River engineers and product managers to document Wind River products. Develop and maintain deeply technical, task-oriented documentation covering installation, configuration, customization, and troubleshooting of Wind River products. Author, structure, and maintain content in a DITA-based CCMS (e.g., Ixiasoft), ensuring modular, reusable, and consistent documentation. Align documentation with agile release cycles, ensuring readiness for product deliveries. Engage with SMEs, participate in technical reviews, and incorporate feedback from globally distributed teams. Act as a technical bridge between engineering and the documentation team. HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE Required Qualifications Minimum 8 years of technical writing experience. Excellent verbal and written skills in the English language. Experience writing in a DITA-based CCMS (such as Ixiasoft). Ability to quickly learn complex software technologies and translate engineering concepts into clear, accurate, and user-focused documentation. Experience collaborating with software engineers and subject matter experts to gather, validate, and organize technical information. Experience writing developer-facing documentation, including user guides, configuration guides, tutorials, and reference documentation. Experience documenting command-line workflows, APIs, configuration settings, or software deployment procedures. Comfortable working in version-controlled environments. Ability to work efficiently with colleagues across geographic locations and time zones. Experience working in an Agile software development environment. Experience using AI-assisted authoring tools, to support content creation. Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with software development concepts such as compilers, build systems, operating systems, and software deployment. Experience documenting software platforms used by developers, system integrators, or solution architects. Knowledge of UX principles and accessibility standards in documentation. Experience or education in software programming. Knowledge of XML schemas and configuration. Privacy Notice - Active Candidates: https://www.aptiv.com/privacy-notice-active-candidates Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with engineers and product managers to develop and maintain deeply technical, task-oriented documentation for software products. Act as a technical bridge between engineering and the documentation team while ensuring content is modular and consistent within a DITA-based CCMS.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 8 years of technical writing experience with proficiency in DITA-based CCMS and version-controlled environments. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to translate complex engineering concepts into clear, user-focused documentation for developer-facing products.

Listed skills

• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Agile · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Technical writing
• DITA
• CCMS
• Ixiasoft
• Software documentation
• Agile
• API documentation
• Command-line workflows
• Version control
• AI-assisted authoring
• XML
• Software development
• Compiler technology
• Operating systems
• User guides
• Troubleshooting
• Productivity Improvement
• Workflow Management
• Growth Mindedness
• Agile Software Development
• 5G Technology
• Quick Learning
• XML Schema
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Agile Methodology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computing Platforms
• Software Development
• Telecommunications
• Management
• Command-Line Interface
• Customer Service
• Compilers
• Content Creation
• Operating Systems
• Economics
• English Language
• Tutorials
• Virtual Teams
• Graphical User Interface
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Intelligent Systems
• Milestones (Project Management)
• Software Deployment
• Software Engineering
• Solution Architecture
• Space Exploration
• Technical Writing
• Software Technical Review

Job areas

• Technology
• Software
• Engineering
• Technical Writer
• Authors and Related Writers
• Technical Writers