Job Description

Responsibilities
MaxLinear is seeking a Sr. Staff or Staff System Integration and Test Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of WiFi home gateway networking products designed for deployment by cable and fiber Internet Service Providers (ISPs). You will lead the testing and validation of home gateways, focusing on compliance with industry standards across WiFi, broadband technologies, and remote management protocols. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to validate 802.11 wireless standards and proprietary features, ensuring seamless integration and optimal user experience in real-world environments.

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of 802.11 b/g/n/a/ac/ax/be standards and WPA2/WPA3 security protocols
• Design, develop, and continuously refine Wi-Fi test plans tailored for service provider home gateway products
• Author and execute detailed test cases and procedures, document results and logs, and perform in-depth analysis to ensure feature correctness and performance
• Investigate and reproduce customer-reported issues in lab setups, collaborating with engineering teams to drive timely resolution
• Apply strong systems-level expertise in Wi-Fi validation, with hands-on experience across multiple test environments
• Partner with development and support teams to review defect reports, improve test coverage, and enhance overall product quality
• Manage bug lifecycle using Jira, ensuring timely tracking, escalation, and resolution of critical issues
• Knowledge of wide range of test tools including:

• Traffic generators: IxChariot, iPerf
• Protocol analyzers: Wireshark, tcpdump, Ethereal
• Automation frameworks: Robot Framework, Selenium
• Test management tools: Test Quality Center (QC)
• Third-party equipment: PAL6, PAL7, Veriwave,Litepoint
• Build and maintain robust automation test suites using Python, enabling high-performance and reliable Wi-Fi feature verification
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Git, and REST APIs
• Stay current with emerging technologies and testing methodologies, contributing to a progressive and agile QA team. Exhibit strong individual ownership while thriving in a collaborative, team-oriented environment

Qualifications

• 6-12 years of experience in networking and system validation, with a strong focus on WiFi technologies (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) and wireless performance metrics
• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, or Computer Science
• Proven analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex system-level issues
• Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate findings and collaborate across teams
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, make sound technical judgments, and take ownership of deliverables
• A self-motivated team player who thrives in a collaborative environment, while also capable of contributing as an individual contributor and leading the team
• Passionate about learning new technologies and approaches, and eager to be part of a progressive and innovative test team

Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world's communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world's most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world's first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn't achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we've developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we've expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers' needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.

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