Wi-Fi Architect

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

WLAN
802.11a
WPA2
WPA3
802.1X
Wi-Fi extenders
802.11k
Wi-Fi

Job Details


Job Title: Wi-Fi Architect
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Day 1 onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months

The Wi-Fi Architect will design, develop, implement, and analyze product requirements for Wi-Fi architecture on Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) products. The role involves optimizing Wi-Fi radio and antenna parameters to enhance the customer experience and developing metrics to measure improvement.
Responsibilities include building setups to simulate real-world conditions, researching traffic models, and analyzing industry trends for lab testing.
The Wi-Fi Architect will collaborate with project teams to develop test strategies and establish best practices.
This position requires understanding deployment manuals and automation solutions in a fast-paced DevOps environment, quickly tailoring solutions to identify, reproduce, and resolve lab/field defects. The architect will lead teams and projects, sharing expertise in complex environments.

Key Qualifications:
Experience with WLAN protocols (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Expertise in security protocols (WPA2, WPA3, 802.1X)
Familiarity with Wi-Fi extenders, mesh, and steering protocols (802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r)
Strong collaboration with Product and Development teams to define technical requirements
Ability to characterize Wi-Fi behavior in new products and resolve engineering challenges
Communication with tool development teams to optimize automation for new test features
Review and validate design specifications, emphasizing product architecture, testability, and verification
Assist in developing Quality Assurance strategies and methodologies for product testing
Familiarity with advanced Wi-Fi test automation frameworks and industry standards (IEEE, WFA, WBA, IETF)
Proactively identify and resolve product defects, driving issues to resolution

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