8 days ago
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and optimize firmware applications in C and C++ for embedded Linux environments.
- Perform advanced packet inspection and network traffic analysis using Wireshark, tcpdump, and wireless sniffers.
- Diagnose complex system issues through SSH and serial terminals, log analysis, and kernel/application crash investigation.
- Validate Wi-Fi performance across 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands, including steering, mesh networking, DHCP, NAT, firewall, QoS, and parental-control features.
- Create detailed defect reports with reproducible steps, system observations, logs, and packet captures.
- Design and maintain Python and shell-script frameworks for automated testing, log collection, and large-scale soak testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant experience through work, military experience, or specialized training.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Hands-on firmware or software development experience in networking and embedded systems, especially Wi-Fi routers, gateways, or access points.
- Expertise writing production-quality C and C++ code, including C++11/14.
- Advanced Linux/Unix terminal, debugging, shell scripting, and process or memory monitoring experience.
- Extensive experience analyzing TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, and ICMP traffic with industry-standard tools.
- Knowledge of IEEE 802.11 standards, WPA2/WPA3, WPS, and wireless RF, physical-layer, and MAC-layer behavior.
- Experience architecting, configuring, and deploying applications with Docker and containerized embedded development environments.
- Knowledge of OpenWrt, prplOS, RDK-B, or proprietary Qualcomm, Broadcom, or MediaTek router SDKs.
- Experience designing hardware test environments using RF sniffers, chambers, and traffic generators such as Spirent, Ixia, or iPerf.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of three days per week in the office.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, AD&D, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and group home and auto insurance options.
- Matched 401(k), up to eight company-paid holidays, up to six personal days, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition assistance.
- Up to 15 days of vacation for newly hired employees, increasing with tenure.
- Scheduled workweek of 40 hours; additional premium pay opportunities may apply depending on the role.
About Verizon
Verizon builds and operates wireless networks, broadband (Fios), and enterprise connectivity, security, and IoT solutions for consumers, businesses, and public-sector customers. Its revenue comes from subscription mobile services, internet and TV access, and managed network and cloud security offerings. Founded in 2000 via the Bell Atlantic–GTE merger, the public company (NYSE: VZ) is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and is one of the largest mobile carriers in the United States.