Senior Wireless Systems Engineer

SHPE Houston; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Mental Wellness support

Learning & Development programs

ERGs

Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Staff Wireless Software Engineer to lead architecture and implementation of radio and real-time communications across devices. You will influence wireless stacks, from PHY/MAC to transport, working with RF, hardware and cloud software teams.

You will drive modem integration, QoS and secure layers while mentoring others and shaping the roadmap for scalable wireless performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in wireless software development.
• Strong C/C++ experience in embedded or systems environments.
• Deep understanding of wireless protocols (LTE, 5G NR, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, sidelink, or mesh).
• Experience with modem vendors (e.g., Qualcomm SDKs).
• Experience with real-time systems and low-latency audio transport.
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, QUIC, QoS).
• Familiarity with RF performance constraints (RSSI, SINR, handovers, link budgets).
• Experience debugging packet-level and radio-layer issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of wireless stacks across LTE, 5G, Wi‑Fi, sidelink, mesh and P2P.
• Architect low-latency, high-reliability real-time transport systems.
• Develop transport abstraction layers across radios and networks.
• Optimize latency, jitter, packet loss and handover behavior.
• Collaborate with RF, hardware and firmware teams for end-to-end performance.
• Drive modem integration and carrier certification efforts.
• Implement QoS, prioritization and congestion control mechanisms.
• Contribute to secure communication layers (encryption, TLS, PKI).
• Define metrics and instrumentation for wireless performance at scale.
• Mentor engineers and set technical direction.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

LTE

5G NR

Wi‑Fi

Bluetooth

Networking TCP/IP

QR/RTP/QUIC

Real-time systems

Tools

Qualcomm SDKs

Android/Linux

Job description

Axon is seeking a Staff Wireless Software Engineer to lead architecture and implementation of radio and real-time communications across devices. You will influence wireless stacks, from PHY/MAC to transport, working with RF, hardware and cloud software teams.

You will drive modem integration, QoS and secure layers while mentoring others and shaping the roadmap for scalable wireless performance.