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Senior Wireless Firmware Engineer

Job Location:

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 30 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Wireless Firmware Engineer

Description -

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Firmware Wireless Engineer to drive the architecture development and delivery of nextgeneration wireless connectivity firmware for our devices. This role requires deep technical expertise in WiFi systems handson embedded development experience and strong leadership skills to guide a team of engineers in building robust intelligent and highperformance wireless solutions.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

Own the technical vision roadmap and architecture for WiFi and connectivity firmware across product lines.
Lead design decisions for wireless stack components including 802.11 MAC drivers supplicant roaming logic and radio control systems.
Drive strategy for resiliency proactive recovery selfhealing telemetry and predictive connectivity algorithms.
Evaluate emerging WiFi standards chipsets and technologies; guide adoption and integration into products.

Team Leadership & Mentoring

Lead and mentor a team of firmware engineers working on wireless subsystems.
Provide technical coaching code reviews career guidance and bestpractice enforcement.
Drive a culture of quality innovation and strong rootcause analysis.
Coordinate with global engineering teams vendors and crossfunctional partners.

Firmware Design & Development

Architect and implement embedded firmware using C/C RTOS frameworks and chipset SDKs.
Lead integration of WiFi chipsets (Realtek Qualcomm Broadcom MediaTek etc.) into product firmware.
Oversee design of features such as:
- Roaming (802.11k/v/r) band steering
- Mesh behaviors
- WPS WPA2/WPA3 security
- Radio resets channel switching recovery workflows
- Connection stability algorithms

Debugging & Wireless Performance Optimization

Lead investigations into complex issues like:
- Association/authentication failures
- Linklocal IP issues
- Intermittent disconnects
- Congestion noise or mesh node hopping
Use diagnostics logs packet captures and RF tools to identify root causes.
Guide optimization efforts for:
- SNR resilience
- Band/channel selection logic
- Latency throughput scanning performance
- Multicast/GTK management

CrossFunctional Collaboration

Work closely with hardware QA cloud analytics mobile app and field quality teams.
Partner with data science/ML teams to operationalize telemetrybased models that predict connectivity failure.
Engage with OEM chipset vendors to solve issues and drive firmware enhancements.

Quality Release Ownership & Risk Management

Establish wireless test strategies automation frameworks and RF validation workflows.
Drive release quality for wireless firmware across all product platforms.
Assess risks prioritize bug fixes and ensure stable field performance.

Education & Experience Recommended
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 10-15 years of work experience preferably in firmware development or a related field.

Preferred Certifications
NA

Knowledge & Skills
Agile Methodology
Algorithms
C (Programming Language)
C (Programming Language)
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Debugging
Electrical Engineering
Embedded Software
Embedded Systems
Firmware
Firmware Development
Git (Version Control System)
Linux
New Product Development
Operating Systems
Python (Programming Language)
Real-Time Operating Systems
Software Development
Software Engineering

Cross-Org Skills
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity
Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties skills responsibilities knowledge etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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Software

Schedule -

Full time

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No shift premium (India)

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Relocation -

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