Wi-Fi Architect

Philadelphia, PA, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
$100,000 - $150,000/yr
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • Wi Fi
  • SSID creation
  • Gateways
  • Routers
  • Extenders
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPS
  • Security modes
  • Band steering
  • client steering
  • mesh behavior
  • Roaming
  • handoff
  • mobile
  • laptops
  • IoT
  • smart TV
  • 2.4GHz
  • 5GHz
  • 6GHz
  • Broadband gateways
  • mesh
  • iPerf
  • Wireshark
  • tcpdump
  • Wi Fi analyser

Summary

Job Role: Wi-Fi Architect

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Job Description:

  • Perform exploratory testing of Wi Fi features across CPE devices (Gateways, Routers, Extenders).
  • Validate Wi Fi functionality including:
  • SSID creation and management
  • Security modes (WPA2/WPA3, WPS)
  • Band steering, client steering, mesh behavior
  • Roaming, handoff, and multi AP scenarios
  • Test real world usage scenarios such as:
  • Multiple client types (mobile, laptops, IoT, smart TVs)
  • Dense client environments
  • Interference, channel congestion, and environmental variations
  • Identify edge cases, race conditions, and intermittent issues through investigative testing.
  • Perform performance and stability validation:
  • Throughput, latency, packet loss
  • Long duration soak and stress testing
  • Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and product teams to:
  • Share exploratory findings
  • Reproduce complex customer reported issues
  • Suggest test ideas based on system design
  • Execute limited scripted/regression testing, with primary focus on unscripted exploratory testing.
  • Log high-quality defects with detailed observations, logs, and reproduction steps.
  • Analyze logs, packet captures, and system traces for issue triage.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong understanding of Wi Fi fundamentals:
  • 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi Fi 4/5/6)
  • 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz basics
  • Hands on testing experience with:
  • Broadband gateways, routers, mesh/extenders
  • Linux based embedded systems
  • Familiarity with testing tools:
  • iPerf, Wireshark, tcpdump
  • Wi Fi analyser tools (mobile/desktop)
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  • Dice Id: 10217521
  • Position Id: 9074454
  • Posted 9 hours ago
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