Wi-Fi Senior Test Engineer

Katalyst CRO; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Katalyst CRO is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to advance Wi‑Fi architecture across products. You will apply deep knowledge of 802.11 standards to specify requirements, test strategies, and defect resolution within cross‑functional teams.

You will partner with Product and Development to translate technical needs into reliable designs, lead investigations, and contribute to QA methodologies. A BS in EE/CE and 5+ years in networking are required.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field.
• Solid understanding of Wi‑Fi antennas, frequency coordination, 802.11 WLAN technologies and IP protocols.
• Moderate level knowledge of scripting.
• Troubleshooting and root‑cause‑analysis skills.
• 5+ years of experience in networking and wireless technologies.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Strong understanding on Wi‑Fi Fundamentals. Knowledge on 802.11 Wi‑Fi protocols(a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
• Collaborates closely with Product & Development teams to identify product and technical requirements
• Develops strategies and characterizing Wi‑Fi behavior in our new products; leads and able to resolve engineering investigations which includes identifying, reproducing, and resolving product defects
• Reviews and verifies requirements and design specifications for validity in overall product design, with an emphasis towards product architecture requirements, testability and verification
• Assists in developing Quality Assurance test philosophies and methodologies; assists in identifying
• viable test strategies to support testing product functionality
• Familiar with advanced Wi‑Fi test automation frameworks and industry trends from IEEE, WFA,
• WBA, IETF
• Assist in the identification and resolution of problems and defects; able to initiate investigation processes, identifies and reproduces bugs or defects and drives issues and improvements to resolution

Skills

Wi-Fi basics

Product collaboration

Behavior characterization

Requirements review

QA test philosophies

Test automation

Industry trends

Defect investigation

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Scripting

Job description

• Strong understanding on Wi‑Fi Fundamentals. Knowledge on 802.11 Wi‑Fi protocols(a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
• Collaborates closely with Product & Development teams to identify product and technical requirements
• Develops strategies and characterizing Wi‑Fi behavior in our new products; leads and able to resolve engineering investigations which includes identifying, reproducing, and resolving product defects
• Reviews and verifies requirements and design specifications for validity in overall product design, with an emphasis towards product architecture requirements, testability and verification
• Assists in developing Quality Assurance test philosophies and methodologies; assists in identifying
• viable test strategies to support testing product functionality
• Familiar with advanced Wi‑Fi test automation frameworks and industry trends from IEEE, WFA,
• WBA, IETF
• Assist in the identification and resolution of problems and defects; able to initiate investigation processes, identifies and reproduces bugs or defects and drives issues and improvements to resolution

Pre-Requisite

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field
• Solid understanding of Wi‑Fi antennas, frequency coordination, 802.11 WLAN technologies and IP protocols.
• Moderate level knowledge of scripting.
• Troubleshooting and root‑cause‑analysis skills.
• 5+ years of experience in networking and wireless technologies.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Core Responsibilities

• Strong understanding on Wi‑Fi Fundamentals. Knowledge on 802.11 Wi‑Fi protocols(a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
• Collaborates closely with Product & Development teams to identify product and technical requirements
• Develops strategies and characterizing Wi‑Fi behavior in our new products; leads and able to resolve engineering investigations which includes identifying, reproducing, and resolving product defects
• Reviews and verifies requirements and design specifications for validity in overall product design, with an emphasis towards product architecture requirements, testability and verification
• Assists in developing Quality Assurance test philosophies and methodologies; assists in identifying
• viable test strategies to support testing product functionality
• Familiar with advanced Wi‑Fi test automation frameworks and industry trends from IEEE, WFA,
• WBA, IETF
• Assist in the identification and resolution of problems and defects; able to initiate investigation processes, identifies and reproduces bugs or defects and drives issues and improvements to resolution

Pre-Requisite

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field
• Solid understanding of Wi‑Fi antennas, frequency coordination, 802.11 WLAN technologies and IP protocols.
• Moderate level knowledge of scripting.
• Troubleshooting and root‑cause‑analysis skills.
• 5+ years of experience in networking and wireless technologies.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Experience/ Technical Skills:

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field
• Solid understanding of Wi‑Fi antennas, frequency coordination, 802.11 WLAN technologies and IP protocols.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Moderate level knowledge of scripting.
• Troubleshooting and root‑cause‑analysis skills.
• 5+ years of experience in networking and wireless technologies.
• Regular, consistent, and punctual attendance; variable schedule(s) as necessary.

Optional

• Experience in home networking protocols and technologies such as Bluetooth, Matter, Wi‑Fi, and other.
• Experience with broadband product test including DOCSIS, Ethernet, Cable modem standards.
• Hands‑on experience with device/consumer products test, ideally in high performance applications.
• Background on automated product test environments and able to assist in test automation/maintenance when necessary.
• Ability to work with technology partner/vendor teams to drive architecture decisions and troubleshoot problems.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Languages: Good knowledge of data science tools, scripting, and programming languages.

Qualification

B. Tech /BE.