Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer

MaxLinear, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

MaxLinear, Inc. is looking for a Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer in Bengaluru, India. The role involves leading technical validation for network/packet processors throughout their lifecycle, engaging with customers and stakeholders, and promoting AI-driven validation methods. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in systems integration, substantial exposure to both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation processes, and strong debugging skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on delivering high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in systems integration and validation.
• Hands-on exposure to pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.
• Strong cross-functional technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for validation of a Network/Packet Processor.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders for solution delivery.
• Lead system-level debug across hardware, firmware, and Linux.

Skills

Systems integration

Validation for complex SoC platforms

Linux bring-up

Network protocols

Debug complex system-level issues

Python for test automation

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Automated validation workflows

Test framework design

Job description

Responsibilities

MaxLinear is seeking a Principal Systems Integration & Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Provide technical and strategic leadership for the end‑to‑end validation of a Network/Packet Processor from pre‑silicon to post‑silicon product release
• Engage directly with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment, clarity, and timely delivery of a production‑grade solution
• Hands‑on technical leadership role spanning hardware, firmware, Linux, and datapath
• Define and own pre‑silicon validation strategy using Emulation, and FPGA
• Understand Product requirement, Software requirements and work with Architects to come up with a comprehensive Test plan covering Functional, Performance, Stability of the product
• Lead and coordinate post‑silicon bring‑up, ensuring rapid progress, structured execution, and cross‑team alignment
• Lead system‑level debug across HW / FW / Linux / datapath to root‑cause and resolve complex issues
• Establish and scale test infrastructure, fostering automation, CI/CD‑driven workflows, and continuous improvement in validation efficiency and quality
• Build and scale test infrastructure and automation, drive issue triage and closure
• Promote AI‑driven validation approaches, including predictive triage, automated log analysis, anomaly detection, and intelligent test selection to significantly enhance coverage and engineering efficiency

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in this domain
• Strong experience in systems integration and validation for complex SoC platforms
• Hands‑on exposure to both pre‑silicon and post‑silicon validation
• Experience with Linux bring‑up and network / packet processor Datapath validation
• Experience with Network protocols, Traffic generators, QOS, Tunnels, Throughput, Security
• Proven ability to debug complex system‑level issues
• Strong cross‑functional technical leadership skills
• Good to have Python for test automation, test framework design, tooling, and data analysis
• Good to have Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated validation workflows, and infrastructure‑as‑code approaches
• Good to have Experience with test architecture
• Good to have Background in customer qualification, interoperability, or certification workflows