Design and optimize high-performance wireless driver solutions for Embedded Linux Systems, ensuring seamless integration, reliability, and security across modern connectivity platforms.”
Responsibilities: -
Architect and implement wireless driver solutions (primarily Wi-Fi) for embedded Linux systems.
Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device drivers for performance, reliability, and security.
Integrate wireless stacks into Yocto-based Linux distributions, ensuring compliance with system requirements.
Collaborate with hardware, systems, and application teams to define wireless requirements and interfaces.
Debug and resolve complex issues across kernel, driver, and user-space layers.
Maintain and enhance existing wireless driver codebases, including upstream contributions where applicable.
Evaluate new wireless technologies and standards for potential integration.
Experience: -9+ Years
Location: -Waukesha, WI
Educational Qualifications: -
Engineering Degree – BE/ME/BTech/MTech/BSc/MSc.
Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Skills: -
Mandatory skills
Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development, with a focus on wireless drivers.
Deep expertise in Embedded Linux kernel development and Wi-Fi driver stacks (e.g., mac80211, cfg80211).
Strong experience with Yocto Project and custom Linux distributions.
Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages (Python).
Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, WPA/WPA2, etc.).
Experience with debugging tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and kernel tracing utilities.
Good to have skills: -
Experience with Bluetooth or other wireless protocols.
Contributions to open-source wireless projects.
Knowledge of secure boot, OTA updates, and system security in embedded environments.
Exposure to real-time operating systems (RTOS) and multi-core architectures.
Familiarity with regulatory compliance and wireless certifications (FCC, CE, etc.) is a plus