Wireless Firmware Engineer

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize embedded firmware for Wi?Fi chipsets and connectivity subsystems.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) drivers, supplicant logic, and platform interfaces.
• Work closely with silicon vendors (e.g., Realtek, Qualcomm, Broadcom) to integrate and customize wireless stacks.
•  Contributes to the complete product development cycle in order to meet defined deliverables.
•  Keeps up with changes in software development tools and techniques used in the product development lifecycle.
•  Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integration activities required based on specific objectives and established project guidelines.
•  Executes and writes portions of testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned portion of application; identifies and debugs issues with code and suggests changes or improvements.
•  Collaborates and communicates with internal and outsourced development partners regarding firmware design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
•  Actively participates in the design process, presenting new designs and the data to back them up, as well as soliciting feedback from internal and external partners.
•  Develops and maintains firmware architecture, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability.
•  Participates as a member of project team of other firmware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high quality solutions for assigned systems portion or subsystem.
• Strong experience in embedded C/C++, RTOS concepts
• Deep understanding of Wi?Fi protocols (MAC/PHY), radio operations, scanning, association/authentication, DHCP, multicast, security (WPA/WPA2/WPA3).
• Hands?on experience with 802.11 driver development, wireless chipset SDKs, or Linux wireless subsystems.
• Proficiency in debugging tools: logic analyzers, packet sniffers (Wireshark), UART/JTAG, RF test equipment.
• Familiarity with network diagnostics (SNR, RSSI, RX/TX stats, BSSID hopping, channel interference)

Qualification & Experience

•  Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
•  Typically has 2-4 years of work experience, preferably in firmware development, or a related field or an advanced degree with little or no work experience.