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Job Description:

Senior WIFI Application Engineer critical for FiFEM integration/design win support. 

Senior Application Engineer WiFi

Broadcom Inc.

Position Overview

Broadcom is seeking an experienced Senior WiFi Application Engineer to join the Wireless Semiconductor Division organization supporting Broadcom’s industry-leading Wi-Fi connectivity solutions. This customer-facing role works closely with strategic OEMs, ODMs, chipset architects, software engineering, systems engineering, marketing, and field sales to enable successful integration and optimization of Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets across consumer and enterprise, platforms.

The ideal candidate possesses expertise in IEEE 802.11 technologies, RF systems, wireless protocol analysis,  with a proven ability to solve complex customer issues from product development through mass production.

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Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface for strategic customers integrating Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets.
• Support design-in activities from concept through production for Broadcom wireless connectivity solutions.
• Debug complex hardware, firmware, driver, and system-level issues involving Wi-Fi performance and interoperability.
• Analyze customer logs, protocol traces, and RF measurements to identify root causes and recommend solutions.
• Work closely with chipset design, firmware, software, validation, and RF engineering teams to resolve technical issues.
• Optimize Wi-Fi throughput, latency, roaming performance, coexistence, and power consumption.
• Provide technical guidance on:
  • IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
  • IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
• Support RF performance characterization including:
  • EVM
  • Spectral Mask
  • ACLR
  • Output Power
  • Receiver Sensitivity
  • PER testing
• Assist customers with board bring-up, software integration, driver configuration, and manufacturing support.
• Create technical documentation, application notes, troubleshooting guides, and customer presentations.
• Train customers and internal engineering teams on Broadcom wireless solutions.
• Drive issue resolution across cross-functional engineering teams while managing multiple customer priorities.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in wireless communications or application engineering.
• Strong expertise with Wi-Fi technologies including:
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11ax
  • 802.11be
• Experience supporting Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets in commercial products.
• Strong understanding of:
  • MAC layer
  • PHY layer
  • RF architecture
  • Antenna systems
  • Coexistence (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
• Strong RF measurement experience using:
  • Keysight
  • Rohde & Schwarz
  • LitePoint
  • Wireless protocol analyzers
• Experience interpreting:
  • EVM
  • ACLR
  • Spectral Emission Mask
  • Receiver Sensitivity
  • PER
  • Throughput measurements
• Excellent debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated customer-facing experience.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Broadcom wireless connectivity chipsets and software architecture.
• Knowledge of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexistence algorithms.
• Experience supporting enterprise access points, routers, smartphones, or consumer electronics.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel drivers and embedded software development.
• Experience with Python, shell scripting, or automation for wireless testing.
• Understanding of RF front-end modules, FEMs, LNAs, PAs, filters, and antenna tuning.
• Experience supporting Wi-Fi certification and regulatory compliance.

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Preferred Skills

• Customer issue management
• Cross-functional leadership
• RF troubleshooting
• Wireless protocol analysis
• Root cause analysis
• Technical presentations
• Project management
• Wireless performance optimization
• System integration
• Design validation

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Desired Experience

• 10+ years in wireless application engineering, systems engineering, or field applications engineering.
• Demonstrated success supporting Tier-1 OEMs and ODMs.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex technical investigations while collaborating across global engineering teams.

• • Experience working directly with Broadcom wireless connectivity products throughout the product lifecycle, from initial design through production support.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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