Principal Software Engineer

Job Description                                                      

Profile

Work in Firmware ACT (Advanced Communication Technology) Network group. Hands-on Individual Contribution at the level of Architect, System Designer & Developer for Wireless as well as Wireline communication systems with prime focus on MAC layers of the associated technical specifications.

Role Descriptors

v  Wireless & Wireline Communication System: Firmware architecture, Design & Development.

v  Technical Leadership & Mentorship in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with little direction.

Experience

v  Design & Development of Radio / Software Defined Radio

v  Deep Experience with the development in the following

o    MAC: 3GPP LTE / LTE-A / 5G

o    MAC: Other IEEE 802 family of specifications (IEEE 802.15.4 RF, WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth etc.)

o    MAC: Wireline Communication Specifications

o    MAC: IEEE P1901.2 PLC (Power Line Communication)

v  Hands-on strong experience with C programming, Multithreaded programing with RTOS

v  Strong experience with RTOS based design in real time environment

v  Development experience with a couple of Real time processor architectures (ARM, DSP, MIPS, Power PC)

v  Experience & Understanding of PHY & MAC design/development on Single SoC (Heterogeneous/Homogeneous Multicore architecture) solutions and Two SoC (ARM-DSP like) solutions

v  Demonstrated capabilities to build FW architecture and design based on conceptual protocol specification

v  Code source control: Proficient with Git

v  Use standard design techniques as state machine and sequence diagram

v  Code-performance Optimization w.r.t. Compute cycles & Memory foot-print

v  Good understanding of Linux tools & Linux environment development, Linux IPC mechanism etc

v  Assembly Language programing is a plus

v  Overall Network system (L1-L7) knowledge is a plus

v  Knowledge & Understanding on various network topologies (Star, Mesh / P2P) is a plus

v  Having worked on Embedded projects is a plus.

v  Experience with C2000 TI DSP/microcontroller and/or Tensilica DSP is a plus

v  Experience with development of Smart Metering Systems & Products is a plus

v  Strong communication and presentation skills

v  Traditional as well as Agile Processes

Education & Work Experience Requirements

v  Master's Degree with Electronics & Communications Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent from institutions like IITs, IISc & NITs

v  12 plus years of experience in product development.

v  8 plus years of experience in Wireless protocol (MAC) development

v  4 years of experience as Wireless architect and System designer with specific focus on MAC & PHY