WiFi SW Director

NETGEAR
Chennai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["People leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Scaling execution","Root-cause analysis","Engineering delivery"]

Lead WiFi engineering execution for production WiFi capabilities across firmware, drivers, validation, and system integration. Own predictable release cycles, quality gates, regression strategy, and go/no-go reviews while driving performance, stability, and certification readiness for WiFi product lines. Drive AI-centric self-healing and autonomous networking initiatives, lab automation, CI/regression modernization, and interoperability campaigns. Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve field issues and build scalable engineering execution globally.

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WiFi SW Director

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Job Summary

Lead WiFi engineering execution for production WiFi capabilities across firmware, drivers, validation, and system integration. Own predictable release cycles, quality gates, regression strategy, and go/no-go reviews while driving performance, stability, and certification readiness for WiFi product lines. Drive AI-centric self-healing and autonomous networking initiatives, lab automation, CI/regression modernization, and interoperability campaigns. Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve field issues and build scalable engineering execution globally.
Location: Chennai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead WiFi engineering execution across one or more platforms and products from feature delivery through stabilization and release.
  • •Own release readiness including quality gates, regression strategy, defect triage, and go/no-go reviews.
  • •Drive system-level requirements and performance/stability improvements across AI, security, usability, stability, and performance.
  • •Partner cross-functionally with Silicon/ASIC, RF, Systems, QA, Security, Product, Manufacturing, and Customer Engineering teams.
  • •Own WiFi Alliance certification/interoperability campaigns and lead lab automation, CI/regression modernization, KPI dashboards, and coexistence programs.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years in wireless or connectivity engineering with strong WiFi depth.
  • •5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading teams and managing managers.
  • •Strong knowledge of WiFi 6/6E/7 and next-generation WiFi standards.
  • •Proven track record delivering WiFi in production environments across client devices, gateways, APs, embedded/IoT, PC, or automotive.
  • •Working knowledge of WiFi software stacks including firmware (C/C++ embedded) and/or Linux, Android, or Windows drivers, plus system integration and debug.
Experience:12+ yearsWirelessConnectivityWiFiEmbedded/IoTNetworkingFirmware
Skills:People leadershipCross-functional collaborationScaling executionRoot-cause analysisEngineering delivery
Tech Stack:WiFi 6WiFi 6EWiFi 7FirmwareC++CLinuxAndroidWindowsOpenWrtQSDKBroadcom SDKMediaTek SDKPrplOSEasyMesh802.11sAICIRegression

Company Brief

NETGEAR
NETGEAR designs and sells networking hardware and services for consumers, small/medium businesses, and service providers, including routers, switches, Wi‑Fi systems, network storage, and security solutions.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1996
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