Senior Wifi Firmware Engineer

About Company:

Espressif Systems (688018) is a public multinational, fabless semiconductor company established in 2008, with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Greater China, India and Europe. We have a passionate team of engineers and scientists from all over the world, focused on developing cutting-edge WiFi-and-Bluetooth, low-power IoT solutions. We have created the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules and development boards. By leveraging wireless computing, we provide green, versatile and cost-effective chipsets. We have always been committed to offering IoT solutions that are secure, robust and power-efficient. By open-sourcing our technology, we aim to enable developers to use Espressif's technology globally and build smart connected devices. In July 2019, Espressif made its Initial Public Offering on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Espressif has opened a Technology Center in Pune (Baner), India, which will focus on embedded software engineering and IoT solutions development for our growing customers.

About Role:

We are looking for some innovate folks, those who have knowledge In depth experience Design, developing, unit testing, bug fixing and maintaining WLAN firmware.

You will be responsible for WLAN FW design and development for Espressif IoT platforms which includes implementing functionality as per 802.11 standard as well as custom WiFi solutions for Espressif IoT infrastructure.

You will also be responsible for supporting Espressif customers with different WiFi features.

Minimum Qualification

• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science with minimum of 4-9 years of experience.
• Strong Computer Science Fundamentals.
• Hands on experience in Wireless LAN driver/firmware development.
• Strong C design and coding skills and experience in low-level SW debugging (interaction with HW)
• Experience in WiFi sniffer analysis & debugging using Wireshark/Omnipeek
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

Nice to have skills

• Understanding of WiFi PHY concepts such as OFDM, MIMO, beam-forming, antenna basics.
• Experience in RTOS programming(Threadx/FreeRTOS/other) for ARM/Xtensa microprocessors.
• Understanding of TCP/IP stack including DHCP, ARP, NAT and other protocols.
• Experience in working on Firmware in small memory footprint processors is a BIG plus

What to expect from our interview process

• The first step is to email your resume or apply to the relevant open position, along with a sample of something you have worked on such as a public GitHub repo or side project etc.
• Next, post shortlisting your profile recruiter will get in touch with you via a mechanism that works for you e.g. via email, phone. This will be a short chat to learn more about your background and interests, to share more about the job and Espressif, and to answer any initial questions you have.
• Successful candidates will then be invited for 2 to 3 rounds of the technical interview as per previous round feedback.
• Finally, Successful candidates will have an interview with HR.

What you offer us

• Ability to provide technical solutions, support that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• Ability to balance a variety of technical needs and priorities according to Espressif's growing needs.

What we offer

• An open-minded, collaborative culture of enthusiastic technologists.
• Competitive salary
• Insurance benefits are covered.
• Frequent training by experienced colleagues and chances to take international trips, attend exhibitions, technical meetups and seminars.