Sr. Technical Writer
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Job Summary
About SiTime
SiTime is the Precision Timing company.
Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics ensuring performance resilience and scalability. For decades quartz devices non-silicon technology have kept systems in sync but they struggle in harsher more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy smaller size and resilience. Today MEMS timing powers over 400 applications including high-growth ones in AI datacenters automated driving industrial and humanoid robots wearables and IoT.
Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance smaller size lower power and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information visit:.
Job Summary
SiTime is seeking an experienced Sr. Technical Writer to support a critical documentation and process standardization initiative. This is a 6-month temporary contract position focused on developing updating and standardizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and operational documentation across multiple functions.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in operations manufacturing or engineering environments and possess exceptional technical writing skills. This individual will work closely with Operations Engineering Quality Manufacturing and Test teams to capture institutional knowledge and transform complex processes into clear accurate and scalable documentation.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make an immediate impact by improving process consistency operational efficiency training effectiveness and organizational readiness.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development revision and standardization of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) work instructions and operational process documentation.
- Partner with Operations Manufacturing Engineering Quality Test and Supply Chain organizations to document critical business and manufacturing processes.
- Conduct interviews and working sessions with subject matter experts to gather technical content and process details.
- Convert complex technical information into clear concise and user-friendly documentation.
- Create and maintain process maps workflows decision trees training materials and presentation content.
- Establish consistent documentation structures formatting standards and best practices across operational teams.
- Drive document control activities including version management change tracking and approval workflows.
- Utilize Microsoft Copilot and AI productivity tools to improve documentation quality efficiency and consistency.
- Support process improvement operational readiness and knowledge transfer initiatives.
- Ensure documentation supports quality standards audit requirements and business continuity needs.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management Technical Communications Manufacturing or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in technical writing manufacturing operations process engineering quality engineering or related operational environments.
- Proven expertise in authoring updating and managing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and controlled documentation.
- Strong operations background with direct experience supporting manufacturing production quality supply chain or engineering functions.
- Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical organizations.
- Advanced proficiency with:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office 365
- Microsoft Copilot and AI-assisted productivity tools
- Experience creating process flow diagrams training materials and operational documentation.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors or advanced degree in Engineering.
- Semiconductor industry experience in Manufacturing Product Engineering Test Operations and/or Reliability.
- Experience working in highly regulated or quality-driven environments.
- Knowledge of document control systems and quality management systems.
- Background in semiconductor Test Operations Test Engineering and Reliability Testing.
- Familiarity with Visio or similar process-mapping tools.
Keys to Success
The ideal candidate is:
- An exceptional communicator and listener who can quickly learn complex processes.
- Highly skilled at organizing information into clear and actionable documentation.
- Comfortable working directly with engineers technicians operators and managers.
- Self-directed and capable of driving documentation projects with minimal supervision.
- Passionate about operational excellence knowledge management and process standardization.
If you are a seasoned operations professional with a passion for technical writing and process documentation we encourage you to apply for this 6-month contract opportunity.
The job requires being on-site in SC 30-50% of the time.
At SiTime we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.
The annual base salary range for this role is $60 - $72 per hour. The final offer is determined by factors such as location experience education and training.
In addition to base salary this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goalsreflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the companys future growth and success.
Benefits offered: 401k plan health and wellness that includes medical dental vision life parental leave legal services and time off plans.
SiTime is anEqual Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics including race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability pregnancy political affiliation protected veteran status protected genetic information or marital status or other characteristics protected by law.SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.
Learn More about SiTime:Review theGet to Know SiTimesection of our career page to explore our culture values and what makes us unique.
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About Company
SiTime is a leader in MEMS timing solutions, having shipped billions of units. Learn about our silicon MEMS oscillators, TCXOs, OCXOs, MEMS resonators, clock generators, jitter cleaners, clock timing, timing clock, sitm stock, and much more.