Lead Applications Engineer – Wi-Fi Development
Silicon Labs
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Job summary
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in embedded Wi-Fi development.
- Experience with embedded systems and MCU programming.
- Ability to read and understand schematics.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer engagements for Wi-Fi products
- Validate end-to-end system use cases for products.
- Own customer issues from debugging to resolution.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
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 Applications Team at Silicon Labs plays a critical role in enabling customer success across IoT products, including Wi‑Fi, BLE, Zigbee, Matter, and MCU platforms. The NPI (New Product Introduction) Apps team focuses on early‑stage product engagement, working closely with R&D, Product Management, Segment teams, and customers to ensure product readiness from Alpha through General Availability (GA).
This team acts as a bridge between customers and internal engineering teams, driving use‑case definition, system validation, and product improvements to ensure successful customer adoption and production readiness.
As a Lead Applications Engineer in the NPI Apps team, you will drive early customer engagements (Alpha/Beta), define and validate real‑world use cases, and ensure that Silicon Labs’ Wi‑Fi products are ready for production deployment.
You will work closely with customers, segment teams, and engineering to translate requirements into deliverables, identify gaps early, and influence product quality, usability, and system performance.
This role combines hands‑on debugging, system‑level problem solving, and strategic product influence.
- Lead Alpha and Beta customer engagements for Wi‑Fi products
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for assigned NPI customers
- Translate customer use cases into clear technical requirements for R&D and Product teams
- Drive end‑to‑end customer enablement from early evaluation to production readiness
- Validate end‑to‑end system use cases (beyond individual features)
- Identify gaps in SDK, features, documentation, and tools before GA
- Provide structured feedback to improve product quality and usability
- Own customer issues end‑to‑end: reproduce, debug, elevate, and close
- Debug across layers: application, TCP/UDP, IP, Wi‑Fi MAC/PHY, and system level
- Analyze issues related to connectivity, throughput, power, coexistence, and certification
- Use tools such as Wireshark, iperf, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Define and drive requirements for debug infrastructure (logs, traces, crash dumps)
- Enable efficient field issue triage and root cause analysis
- Work with R&D to improve system observability and debuggability
- Define and develop use‑case‑driven sample applications aligned with target customers
- Contribute to SDK examples, application notes, and developer documentation
- Ensure documentation completeness and usability for customer adoption
- Work closely with R&D, Product Management, Segment teams, and FAEs
- Influence product roadmap and feature prioritization based on customer insights
- Support certification, interoperability, and ecosystem readiness
- Strong fundamentals in Wi‑Fi (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax); exposure to Wi‑Fi 6/7 is a plus
- Experience with embedded systems, MCU, RTOS, and SDK development
- Strong debugging skills across networking and system layers (OSI model)
- Hands‑on experience with tools: Wireshark, iperf, sniffers, logic analyzers
- Understanding of RF fundamentals and coexistence
- Experience with hardware interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, SDIO
- Ability to read and understand schematics
- Strong problem‑solving and communication skills
- Experience in customer‑facing or applications engineering roles
- Experience with multi‑protocol wireless systems (Wi‑Fi + BLE, Matter, Zigbee, etc.)
- Familiarity with Wi‑Fi certification and regulatory processes
- Experience with embedded Linux or host‑based networking systems
- Knowledge of wireless security concepts (authentication, encryption, provisioning)
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Salesforce, or similar platforms
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in embedded Wi‑Fi development, system validation, or applications engineering
- Experience in customer enablement or product bring‑up for Wi‑Fi SoC/MCU platforms
- Opportunity to influence product success before market launch
- Direct engagement with leading IoT customers and use cases
- Strong collaboration across engineering, product, and customer teams
- Blend of hands‑on engineering and strategic impact
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