Senior RF Application Engineer (Wi-Fi)

Job Title

Senior RF Application Engineer (Wi-Fi)

Role Summary

Customer-facing senior application engineer supporting integration and optimization of Broadcom Wi‑Fi chipsets across consumer and enterprise platforms. Works with OEMs/ODMs and internal chipset, firmware, software, validation, RF and systems teams to enable successful design-in and production support.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 10+ years of experience in wireless communications, application engineering, or field/system integration roles.

Responsibilities

Work directly with customers and cross-functional teams to enable Wi‑Fi chipset integration, characterize RF performance, and resolve complex system-level issues from design to production.

• Act as primary technical interface for strategic customers integrating Broadcom Wi‑Fi chipsets.
• Support design‑in activities from concept through production.
• Debug complex hardware, firmware, driver, and system‑level Wi‑Fi issues.
• Analyze customer logs, protocol traces, and RF measurements to identify root causes.
• Collaborate with chipset design, firmware, software, validation, and RF teams to resolve issues.
• Optimize throughput, latency, roaming, coexistence, and power consumption.
• Perform RF performance characterization (EVM, spectral mask, ACLR, output power, receiver sensitivity, PER).
• Assist with board bring‑up, software integration, driver configuration, and manufacturing support.
• Create application notes, troubleshooting guides, and customer presentations; provide training.
• Manage multiple customer priorities and drive cross‑functional issue resolution.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate impact.

• 10+ years experience in wireless communications, application engineering, systems engineering, or field application roles.
• Strong expertise with Wi‑Fi standards including 802.11ac, 802.11ax (Wi‑Fi 6), and 802.11be (Wi‑Fi 7).
• Experience supporting Broadcom Wi‑Fi chipsets in commercial products.
• Solid understanding of MAC layer, PHY layer, RF architecture, antenna systems, and coexistence (Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth).
• RF measurement experience with Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, LitePoint, and wireless protocol analyzers.
• Ability to interpret EVM, ACLR, spectral emission masks, receiver sensitivity, PER, and throughput metrics.
• Excellent debugging and root‑cause analysis skills on hardware, firmware, and software stacks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated customer‑facing experience.

Nice‑to‑have:

• Familiarity with Linux kernel drivers and embedded software; scripting or automation experience (Python, shell) for wireless testing.
• Knowledge of RF front‑end modules (FEMs), LNAs, PAs, filters, antenna tuning, and Wi‑Fi certification/regulatory processes.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.