Senior Wlan Software Engineer

Job Summary

Belden is seeking a highly skilled wireless embedded software professional in our Belden Santa Clara OR Chicago office to work with the team to provide wireless solutions. We develop a diverse portfolio of in‑chassis, gateway, edge and wireless products for the automation industry. The Wireless Software Engineer will be a collaborator with a team of dedicated engineers, as well as work with other engineering teams at Belden that are building advanced integrated solutions.

• Participate in troubleshooting and triaging of issues to drive towards root cause identification and resolution
• Implement code changes, document, unit test, and participate in code reviews
• Design and create unit test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases
• Develop new product features
• Collaborate with the engineering team to propose solutions
• Innovate and use existing tools and techniques to perform wireless network debugging
• Document, track and communicate issue status and resolution as appropriate, using Jira
• Experience with wireless test environments and equipment
• Evaluate documentation associated to wireless communication industry
• Evaluate development activities (own and others) to provide guidance and process improvements
• Translate product requirements and functional specification into a design specification
• Provide product technical information for other departments
• When assigned, coordinate / interface to other departments (Product Management, Technical Support) by providing guidance / education on requirements and solutions

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 15 years experience with embedded C/C++ software development on Linux
• 10 years experience in wireless 802.11 driver and product development
• 10 years experience Wireless network debugging
• 10 years experience interfacing with low level WiFi drivers.
• In depth knowledge of WiFi standards and architecture
• Experience in automation‑specific protocols, especially Ether Net/IP and Modbus a plus
• Proven ability to manage / work on multiple projects in parallel

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $158,600 - $220,300 (Salary range will differ depending on where you reside - this reflects Bay area candidates) plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting.

Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location.

Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well‑being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability!

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These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.