Lead Software Engineer-Zigbee/Wi-Fi/Thread/RTOS/Embedded C

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

Meet the Team

Describe your team and the impact they have within the larger success of the company.

The IEEE 802.15.4 Networking teams work on a broad range of low power, embedded wireless networking protocols including Zigbee and OpenThread. These teams work in extremely resource-constrained bare-metal and FreeRTOS runtime environments. Our teams design, develop, and implement simple solutions to complex distributed communications problems which shape the future of Multi-protocol, OpenThread, and Zigbee low power wireless networking products at Silicon Labs.

Our Hyderabad team provides a fantastic opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest talents in the IoT industry, focusing on the development and maintenance of 802.15.4 networking products and driving the company's overall success.

Responsibilities  

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• Design, develop, and test our core embedded wireless networking protocol stacks and SDKs, primarily focusing on IEEE 802.15.4 based wireless protocol stacks such as Zigbee and OpenThread
• Participate in the design, development, and integration of Silicon Labs’ industry leading Multiprotocol solutions
• Provide code review feedback to other team members and collaborate with SQA teams to develop test plans to assure high quality, secure, software delivery
• Work alongside Applications Engineers to understand customer applications, their uses cases, and issues to help determine and provide effective solutions
• Triage issues from customers and SQA, recreate reproducers, and perform root cause analysis after providing technical guidance and/or software fixes
• Challenge assumptions and existing practices to identify opportunities to improve team velocity and IoT Software execution

Skills You Will Need

Minimum Qualifications:

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• Bachelors/master’s in computer science/Electronics Engineering with 5-9 years of embedded software development in resource constraint and/or low energy environments
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities.
• Strong proficiency in C programming for embedded systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of RTOS.
• Proven experience working with wireless microcontrollers in real-time systems.
•  Expertise in embedded engineering projects, including developing unit, integration, and system-level tests.
•  Exceptional written and verbal communication skills..   

The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

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• Familiarity with 802.15.4 networking stacks, such as Zigbee or Thread, is highly desirable.
• Experience with and deep understanding of wireless stack development
• Experience and a good understanding of CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with FreeRTOS and/or Micrium
• Advanced knowledge of Linux / Yocto / Zephyr · Advanced knowledge of Python
• Experience with tools like GitHub, JIRA, and Confluence.

Benefits & Perks

You can look forward to the following benefits:  

• Equity Rewards (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)
• Flexible work policy

Childcare support