Fixed-Term Staff Information Developer

Arm Limited
Cambridge, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Computer Engineering
System Configuration
Firmware
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Hardware Design
JSON
Python
Markdown
Subsystems
System on a Chip
YAML
GIT
Information Technology

Job description

We're looking for an expert technical author to work on content projects for innovative System-on-Chip (SoC) designs across hardware and low-level software., Arm's Solutions Engineering team delivers integrated hardware-software designs that help customers innovate and bring products to market faster.

Our Solutions Technical Communications team makes these solutions accessible through clear, impactful documentation.

As a Staff Information Developer, you will be a core member of the team and lead in the planning and generation of content for solutions projects.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineers to collect and validate complex technical details.
  • Plan and develop clear, user-centric technical documentation for SoC hardware and software.
  • Lead and/or contribute documentation for subsystem and solution releases.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in writing and leading complex documentation projects.
  • Ability to manage content across projects and release cycles.
  • Creative problem solver, flexible and pragmatic in approach.
  • Clear communicator in multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Eager to learn about new technologies and evolving documentation practices.

Nice to have

  • Experience documenting SoC hardware/software (e.g., firmware, BSPs, boot flows, system configuration).
  • Solid understanding of hardware design concepts (RTL/IP integration, chip bring-up, validation, FPGA prototyping).
  • Familiarity with modern documentation workflows and tools (Markdown, Git, Python, JSON/YAML, reuse and single-sourcing).
  • A good degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, such as Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or any of the sciences, English, Philosophy, Linguistics, or Law.

If you have many of these skills-and a drive to learn the rest-we encourage you to apply. We have some scope to adapt the role and job title to the right person.

About the company

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email . To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process. Hybrid Working at Arm Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

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