Staff Engineer/Wi-Fi Firmware - Development_Bangalore Location

Job description:

Job Title:	Staff Engineer/Wi-Fi Firmware - Development
Location:		Bangalore
Positions:		2

Key Responsibilities:

·         Interpret and implement functionality from and beyond the IEEE 802.11xx / Wi-Fi Alliance standards through to delivery, maintenance and documentation

·         Perform requirements capture and technical feasibility of the firmware solution

·         Detailed design of complex algorithms including enhancing and adapting existing design to suit 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac chip requirements

·         Design and develop system level resource management adhering to industry standard CPU architecture

·         Design and develop high throughput host interfaces with SDIO, USB and PCIx

·         Develop and maintain features with limited system resources on chip.

·         Original thought for solving complex problems in a tightly constrained embedded environment with good understanding of heuristics, network algorithms and computer architecture,

·         Should be capable of understand hardware and digital specifications.

·         Task definition and work breakdown including time estimation

·         Creates relevant documentation following the department’s processes

·         Contribute towards the continuous development of the department’s processes

·         Assist/Lead external inter-operability and compliance test events

·         Liaison with customers (depending upon project)

·         Mentors fellow team members with technical leadership

·         Stays current with firmware development methodologies and upcoming IEEE / WPA standards

·         Shall be an active participant in building high performance teams and expanding

·         Possible participation in external bodies such as the Wi-Fi Alliance and IEEE standards

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, with recent hands-on experience in the development of embedded software. The individual will need to show an awareness of the software development process for writing software destined for ROM in high volume consumer applications.

Required:	Desired:
Expert C (and assembler) programming skills with proven experience of writing efficient code for low powered, memory constrained systems	Experiences in developing MAC for 802.11 ac
Strong IEEE 802.11 MAC system knowledge with hands-on experience in design and development of MAC firmware	Exposure to Unix/Linux build environments.
Conversant with embedded development tools, debuggers, protocol analysers(OmniPeek, Wireshark), JTAG, Logicanalysersetc.	Experience with Perl, Python or similar scripting languages
Excellent trouble shooting and analytical skills that can be applied to resolve potential  system issues	Basics for RF communication systems emphasizing modulation techniques for WLAN like CCK, OFDM.
Good understanding of chip development life cycle and exposure to various processor architectures and peripherals
Strong communication skills with ability to evaluate and create design documentation detailing complex features and relationships
Strong understanding of processor architectures with interfaces to various SOC components
Experience in Firmware architecture and design using established methodologies and practices.
Hands-on experience withchip bring up and sound knowledge of digital hardwarealong with ability to read board schematics
M.Tech/B.Tech: Computer Science, Electronics, Communications, Electrical or equivalent