Associate Staff Engineer- SQA (Wi-Fi/BT/BLE/15.4)

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

The Role

Silicon Labs is building a world class Software Centre of Excellence in the best office space in Hyderabad. We are looking for an experienced Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer for the Multi-Protocol team as an Associate Staff Engineer. Our Hyderabad SQA team is focused on improving the overall quality of software used in Silicon Labs Wi-Fi /BT/BLE/15.4 combo chips targeting Internet of Things(IoT), Wearables & Industrial Automation applications. This position is based out of Silicon Labs, Hyderabad.

What you will do:

• Take technical ownership of SQA activities for Silicon Labs’ IoT Product offering, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with SQA team members to drive the successful delivery of projects as per commitments.
• Demonstrate a proactive, can-do attitude and contribute to a positive team environment.
• Lead by example in tracking and progressing automation of new features, while also addressing legacy backlog items.
• Present project progress and technical insights to local and global leadership as required.
• The ideal candidate has commercialization experience in SQA for embedded software and firmware across one or more wireless protocols (Wi-Fi/BT/BLE/15.4) and coexistence of the protocols.
• Work closely with Software Development Teams, Program Managers, and Applications Engineers located across different GEOs and understand the key deliverables.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with working on embedded systems and embedded C applications.
• We are looking for creative, flexible, pragmatic, and skilled individuals with superb communication skills and a love of problem solving in a fast-paced team environment.

How the SQA Team works

The Silicon Labs SQA team is a tight group of software professionals, with a broad understanding of Continuous Integration testing initiatives in wireless networks and a passion for innovation, quality, and providing business value through technology. We care about the business we support and take pride in the technology services we deliver and go the extra mile to “Do the Right Thing” for Silicon Labs and its customers. Members of our team appreciate that we are greater than the sum of our parts.

The IoT SQA Team's Responsibilities

The IOT Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Team at Silicon Labs which is spread across several different geographical locations, focuses on improving the overall quality of the Silicon Labs SiSDK Product. The SiSDK products contain all the wireless (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth Mesh, Zigbee, OpenThread, Wi-Sun, Z-Wave, and proprietary protocols) and 32 bit micro-controller (MCU) software required to build end products for the Internet of Things (IoT) Market. Silicon Lab’s SQA Team works closely with the Software (SW) Development teams to ensure a deep understanding of the product, features and system functionality. Silicon Lab’s SQA Team utilize an internal test framework to automate all tests for repeatability and stability along with providing detailed test reports on each build of the product to provide our customers with quality assurance. The SQA team has decades of experience in providing high quality embedded SW products to our customers which include the largest names in the industry.

Technologies we use:

· Java, Junit, Python, Jenkins, Docker, Cloud Based Computing, SQL Database, Windows, Linux, Shell, Bash, GIT

Experience required

· 9+ years of overall experience in wireless field in one or more wireless protocols (Wi-Fi/BT/BLE/15.4)

· 3+ years’ experience testing Coexistence between two or more protocols is preferred.

· Proficiency in resource management and tracking tools like Jira, confluence etc.

· Possess a strong sense of responsibility and an ability to work independently under minimal supervision

· Communicate well and work well in a cross-functional team environment

· Experience working with cross GEO team members, attending meetings, and identifying actions items between teams for successful delivery of projects.

We consider the following experience as a plus

· Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

· Experience testing or developing embedded SW products

· Knowledge of version control systems, such as git.

· Knowledge in programming languages such as C++ or Java, as well as scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Tcl Expect

· Data communications and networking.

Education and/or Experience

Minimum of Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from four-year college or university preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.