Wi-Fi Network Test engineers

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group is seeking a Wi-Fi test engineer to advance WLAN verification and performance analysis. You will work on protocols 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, security standards, and test-bed design to validate throughput and stability across networks.

You will develop testing tools, use Wireshark, Ixia, Spirent, and OmniPeek, and analyze RF equipment and spectrum data on Linux platforms, contributing to robust wireless solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with WLAN protocols (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) and security standards (WPA2/WPA3/802.1X).
• Strong test-bed design skills and ability to craft test strategies.
• Ability to develop testing tools for wireless testing on Linux.
• Proficiency with Wi-Fi sniffers/packet capture tools and RF analysis equipment.
• Experience with throughput, performance, stability, and stress testing.
• Familiarity with spectrum analyzers and RF test equipment.

Responsibilities

Skills

WLAN protocols

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

Security protocols WPA2/WPA3/802.1X

Extenders & mesh

802.11k/802.11v

Test bed design

Wi-Fi tooling

Linux

Programming

Packet capture

Throughput testing

Spectrum/ RF tools

Wireshark

Ixia/Spirent

Tools

Wireshark

Ixia

OmniPeek

Spirent

Job description

• Experience on WLAN protocols like 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, be
• Experience with Security protocols such as WPA2 , WPA3, 802.1X
• Experience on Wi-Fi extenders, mesh and steering related protocols such as 802.11k, 802.11v
• Good Knowledge on test bed design and designing test strategies
• Someone who can develop tools on Wi-Fi testing
• Experience on Linux and good coding experience – any lang is ok
• Good knowledge and analysis capabilities with Wi-Fi sniffers/packet capture tools
• Experience on throughput, performance, stability, stress etc. on WLAN
• Experience on tools such as spectrum analyzer, Ixia, attenuators, Omni peek, Wireshark, Spirent, RF equipment etc.