From: sharonh@Rational.COM (Sharon Hertle)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.offered
Subject: Rational Job Openings - Tech. Writers, Santa Clara, CA
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:03:27 GMT
Distribution: ba,ca
Organization: Rational, Santa Clara, CA

Rational is an eleven year old company dedicated to the development of
state-of-the-art software engineering technology and integrated tools for
large-scale software development.  Privately held and managed, Rational
is poised to grow significantly in the 1990s with their integrated
software engineering environments and object-oriented analysis and 
design software engineering tools targeted to Ada and C++ markets.

Come join us in one of the positions described below and help us define
the leading edge of software engineering technology.  Located in Santa
Clara, we offer competitive compensation, complete benefits package,
flex hours, and a small company environment.

LEAD TECHNICAL WRITER

We are looking for an exceptional person who can lead the documentation
team that will define, research and write documentation for a software
engineering environment that includes:

    o  Ada compiler and compilation system
    o  Debugger
    o  Configuration management and version control
    o  Programmatic interfaces to object structures

You will also work closely with development/product marketing, identify
the target audience for a product, make decisions regarding documentation
needed, create/meet documentation targets, hire/mentor a cohesive writing
team and contribute to Rational's software/documentation process.

Requires a BS, with 5 to 8 years experience using and/or documenting
software development/CASE tools.  An additional 2+ years leading or
supervising preferred.  Familiarity with Ada or other high-level
languages, experience with FrameMaker and troff-like tools and UNIX
experience highly desired.

TECHNICAL WRITERS

We are looking for several writers who can create from scratch and/or
update documentation for a software development environment that
includes:

    o  Ada compiler and compilation system
    o  Debugger
    o  Object editor
    o  Software design/analysis tools
    o  Cross-development tools
    o  Configuration management and version control
    o  Programmatic interfaces to object structures
    o  Interfaces between Rational products and third-party products

You will also work closely with development/product marketing, ensure
audience coverage with training, learn to use the Rational products
being documented, and make decisions about the kind and organization
of documentation needed.

Requires a BS, with 4+ years experience using and/or documenting
software development/CASE tools.  Familiarity with Ada or other high-
level languages, experience with FrameMaker and troff-like tools,
and UNIX experience highly desired.

EDITOR

We are looking for a junior to intermediate editor to be responsible
for editing, illustrating, indexing, and producing hardcopy masters
of technical documentation, training materials, and marketing literature
for Rational products.  Requires 2+ years editing and publishing
experience, superior editing, proofreading, and spelling skills, and 
excellent communication/organization skills.  Experience with page
layout programs and macro-based, markup formatter tools is necessary.
Broad knowledge of computer-based word processing and electronic 
publishing concepts a must.

To apply for these positions, or for additional information on these
or other positions, please send your resume in confidence to, or contact:

SHARON HERTLE
Sr. H.R. Rep.
Rational
3320 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 496-3774        Voice
(408) 496-3636        FAX
sharon@rational.com   E-mail

NOTE:  No recent college graduate positions available at this time.
       Principals only, please.  We are an equal opportunity employer.
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