Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
QNX enhances the human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a trusted foundation for software-defined businesses to thrive. The business leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. With a focus on reducing hardware dependency and increasing efficiency, QNX empowers organizations to unlock new possibilities in areas like high-performance computing at the edge, standards-based virtualization technologies, and cloud enablement. QNX® technology has been deployed in the world’s most critical embedded systems, including more than 275 million vehicles on the road today. QNX® software is trusted across industries including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics, commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defense.
Are you the person we are looking for?
The QNX Technical Publications Team is looking for a technical writer to create high-quality written material that makes it easier for customers to develop software using QNX products. QNX products are designed for embedded systems running in cars, medical devices, railway control applications, and a variety of other safety-critical and mission-critical environments. You will join a team of technical writers (in an engineering organization) responsible for documenting our products, including QNX operating systems, QNX software development tools, and QNX middleware. The ideal candidate is attentive to detail, experienced writing documentation for developers, and interested in learning about new technologies as well as the people who rely on them.
What you'll do
Create high-quality, developer-focused content including user guides, programming guides, API/reference docs, technical notes, and release notes
Turn complex technical concepts into clear, well-structured, and practical documentation
Develop meaningful examples that help developers quickly understand and apply QNX technologies
Partner with engineers, architects, and product managers to gather insights directly from source code, designs, and real-world use cases
Work with technical project managers to plan and deliver documentation aligned with product timelines
Maintain and evolve documentation toolchains using DITA-OT, including customization with CSS and XSLT
Publish content across modern platforms (WebHelp, PDF) using tools like Oxygen XML
What You'll Bring
Experience writing technical documentation for a developer audience
Strong understanding of information architecture, structured authoring, and modern documentation practices
Familiarity with markup languages, version control, and CI/CD workflows
Ability to read and interpret code (C / C++)
Experience customizing documentation outputs using tools like DITA-OT, XSLT, CSS, or similar frameworks
Exposure to scripting (Python, shell, etc.) to automate workflows or tooling
A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
If you have any of these then that would be great
Experience documenting complex or embedded systems
Knowledge of search optimization, content discoverability, and user experience (UX) in documentation
Experience building or optimizing documentation toolchains
Scripting in Python or Perl for automation and testing
If you are ready to use your expertise to drive real innovation, we would love to hear from you!
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:
$73,600.00 - $103,500.00
Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.
Nice to have
The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.
Benefits:
The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.
Disclosure of Position Status:
This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately
Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:
We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.