Lead Principal Engineer - Bangalore BTP, India
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves driving the architecture, design, validation, and commercialization of advanced WLAN PHY solutions, working with cross-functional teams in pre-silicon and post-silicon development phases.
What you'll do
- Lead the design, development, and commercialization of advanced WLAN PHY solutions.
- Drive system architecture, design enhancements, and implementation of key PHY design blocks.
- Lead cross-functional teams in translating system requirements into robust PHY implementations and RTL deliverables.
- Identify post-silicon bring-up issues and drive PHY-layer design improvements based on silicon learnings.
- Collaborate with RF and Analog teams to define RF specifications and develop accurate system-level simulation models.
- Analyze and resolve complex cross-layer issues involving WLAN PHY, MAC, RF, Firmware, and board-level systems.
What you'll need
- Proven experience leading wireless systems or design teams and successfully delivering products from concept to commercial deployment.
- Strong foundation in Communication Theory, Signal Processing, and Wireless Communication Systems.
- Deep understanding of PHY-layer design and algorithms, including carrier detection, timing and frequency synchronization, AGC, filters, demodulators, tracking loops, and decoders.
- In-depth knowledge of RF architectures, RF impairments, and their impact on overall system performance.
- Hands-on experience in post-silicon chip bring-up, validation, and debugging, with proficiency in using lab equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and lab automation tools.
- Expert-level proficiency in MATLAB and C programming, including fixed-point model development and validation.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills using C, GDB, crash analysis, and stack trace debugging techniques.
- Good understanding of wireless communication standards, including IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, and 3GPP specifications.
Skills: WLAN PHY solutions, RF systems, signal processing, PHY-layer design, silicon bring-up
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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| Metric | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 66 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 76 d | 51 d (+25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: WLAN PHY solutions, RF systems, signal processing, PHY-layer design, silicon bring-up
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.