Technical Author (SoC/Hardware/Firmware/Electrical Engineering) - CONTRACT

Technical Author/Information Developer - SoC/Hardware & Low-Level Software
Contract - 12 Months
Hybrid (UK-based - predominantly remote, occasional visits to the East of England)
£450 - £600 p/d (Umbrella/Inside IR35)

We're working with a global technology organisation at the forefront of semiconductor and Embedded systems innovation. Their platforms underpin a vast proportion of the world's connected devices across sectors including consumer electronics, infrastructure, and healthcare.

They are seeking an experienced Technical Author/Information Developer to support documentation for advanced System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions, spanning hardware and low-level software.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineering teams to gather and validate complex technical information

• Plan, structure and deliver clear, user-focused technical documentation

• Produce documentation for hardware/software subsystems and end-to-end solutions

• Support documentation across product and release cycles

Required Experience

• Proven background (5+ years) in technical writing/documentation delivery

• Experience working on complex, multi-stream documentation projects

• Strong stakeholder engagement across engineering and technical teams

• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear, structured content

Desirable Skills

• Experience documenting SoC environments (firmware, BSPs, boot processes, system configuration)

• Understanding of hardware design concepts (eg IP integration, chip bring-up, validation, FPGA)

• Familiarity with modern documentation tooling (Markdown, Git, JSON/YAML, Python)

• Background in engineering, computer science or related discipline