Technical Writer - Qualcomm - Guyancourt - France

Qualcomm France S.A.R.L.

Job Area: Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Technical Communications - Writing

General Summary: Contract: Permanent, full‑time — French Contrat à Durée Indéterminée (CDI)

Location: On‑site, Guyancourt (78), France

Compensation & Benefits: Qualcomm offers a competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with skills and experience, including all benefits required under French law.

Recruiting Status: Open — applications are welcomed immediately.

Why Join QITC?

• Deep exposure to advanced hardware and system architectures
• High autonomy and editorial ownership
• Long‑term technical growth in a world‑class R&D environment
• A mission‑driven documentation role focused on engineering impact rather than marketing

Role Description

This position is ideal for a bilingual French–English technical writer with 2–5 years of experience in microelectronics or closely related high‑technology fields, such as telecommunications, AI/ML, robotics, or advanced computing. You will join a small, highly technical Technical Writing Team (TWT) within QITC and contribute to end‑user documentation for state‑of‑the‑art NoC technologies. Your work will directly support the deployment of innovations that will reach the public in the coming years.

Responsibilities

• Author technical documentation for NoC technologies
• Define & enforce terminology, naming conventions, and style guidelines
• Propose and improve document templates and editorial standards
• Participate in defining content‑ and information‑management workflows
• Build technical mastery to author documentation autonomously
• Translate complex architectures and specifications into clear, precise documentation
• Communicate effectively with multiple audiences, from system architects to design and verification engineers

Technical Environment & Growth

QITC operates in a highly demanding, engineering‑driven R&D context. You will progressively acquire deep technical expertise and develop the ability to engage with engineers on equal footing.

Information Gathering & Editorial Work

A core part of the role is technical information analysis and synthesis. You will extract and validate information from diverse sources, including:

• Specifications, design documents, and presentation material
• Source code and configuration files
• Recorded presentations and internal knowledge bases
• Customer‑support and issue‑tracking systems

Information is obtained through document analysis, meeting participation (often conducted in French), and one‑on‑one interviews with engineering subject‑matter experts (SMEs). Evaluate source reliability, structure information, and restitute it clearly, consistently, concisely, and comprehensively.

Personal Qualities

• Strong technical curiosity and analytical thinking
• Flexibility and responsiveness in a fast‑moving R&D environment
• Persistence, rigor, and close attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Required Skills

• Strong technical mindset and pronounced curiosity about technology
• Ability to autonomously analyze and synthesize information from diverse sources (source code, presentations, tickets, specifications, emails)
• Foundational knowledge in mathematics, computing, and electronics (Boolean algebra, simple equations, general scientific literacy)
• Familiarity with DITA‑based workflows
• Experience with single‑source and database‑driven authoring; familiarity with object‑oriented authoring tools such as Author‑it is a plus
• Experience defining terminology, naming conventions, and style guides
• Experience with source‑control and content‑management systems such as SVN, GitHub, and Bugzilla
• Proficiency with Windows and Linux environments
• Proficiency with office productivity tools and text‑based editors/search tools
• Sensitivity to UX and UI consistency
• Basic competence in graphic communication

Bonus Skills

• Familiarity with Python and the ability to navigate complex codebases
• Interest in AI and LLM‑based tooling, including terminology and content structuring for AI‑assisted documentation
• Experience with documentation automation, scripting, or workflow optimization; knowledge in VBS is a plus
• Basic experience with CorelDRAW for technical diagram creation
• Experience with enterprise collaboration tools Confluence and SharePoint
• Proficiency with advanced regular‑expression tools
• Understanding of UX principles and UI text maintenance

Language Skills

All publications are produced in English.

Excellent written English.

Very high proficiency in spoken French (native or bilingual) is essential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Communications, English, or related field and 2+ years of experience writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
• Associate’s degree and 4+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.
• High School diploma or equivalent and 6+ years of writing and editing software and/or hardware documentation and content, or related work experience.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. Qualifying applicants may contact disability‑ or call Qualcomm's toll‑free number. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.