Wifi Engineer

About Company

Espressif Systems (688018) is a public multinational, fabless semiconductor company

established in 2008, with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Greater China, India and

Europe. We have a passionate team of engineers and scientists from all over the world,

focused on developing cutting-edge WiFi-and-Bluetooth, low-power IoT solutions. We have

created the popular ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules and development boards.

By leveraging wireless computing, we provide green, versatile and cost-effective chipsets.

We have always been committed to offering IoT solutions that are secure, robust and

power-efficient. By open-sourcing our technology, we aim to enable developers to

use Espressif’s technology globally and build smart connected devices. In July

2019, Espressif made its Initial Public Offering on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board (STAR) of

the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Espressif’s Technology Center in Pune (Baner), India focuses on Digital IP development, embedded software engineering and IoT solutions development for our growing customers.

About Role

1. The candidate will be responsible for WLAN Driver/FW design and development for Espressif Wi-Fi chips.
2. This includes implementing functionality as per 802.11 standard as well as custom WiFi solutions.
3. The candidate will also be responsible for supporting Espressif customers with different WiFi features.

Minimum Qualification

1. Strong Computer Science Fundamentals.
2. Technical experience in developing WLAN firmware/driver
3. Strong C design and coding skills and experience in low-level SW debugging (interaction with HW)
4. Strong understanding of IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MAC layer and Wi-Fi STA/AP functionality, with experience developing and debugging Wi-Fi drivers in Linux, Windows, or RTOS environments.
5. BE/B.Tech in Computer Science with minimum 3 to 8 years of experience.

Nice to have skills

1. Understanding of WiFi PHY concepts such as OFDM, MIMO, beam-forming, antenna basics.
2. WiFi-BT coex debugging.
3. Experience in RTOS programming(Threadx/FreeRTOS/other) for ARM/Xtensa microprocessors.
4. Prior experience in developing WiFi protocols such as WPS, P2P, WiFi-Aware and others.

What to expect from our interview process

1. The first step is to email your resume or apply to the relevant open position, along with a sample of something you have worked on such as a public GitHub repo or side project etc.
2. Next, post shortlisting your profile recruiter will get in touch with you via a mechanism that works for you e.g. via email, phone. This will be a short chat to learn more about your background and interests, to share more about the job and Espressif, and to answer any initial questions you have.
3. Successful candidates will then be invited for 2 to 3 rounds of the technical interview as per previous round feedback.
4. Finally, Successful candidates will have an interview with HR.

What you offer us

1. Ability to provide technical solutions, support that fosters collaboration and innovation.
2. Ability to balance a variety of technical needs and priorities according to Espressif’s growing needs.

What we offer

1. An open-minded, collaborative culture of enthusiastic technologist.
2. Competitive salary
3. Insurance benefits
4. Frequent training by experienced colleagues and chances to take international trips, attend exhibitions, technical meetups and seminars.