Staff Validation Engineer - Wireless Radio Lead - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer.
Lead validation and characterization of Bluetooth Low Energy and IEEE 802.15.4 radio subsystems for ultra-low-power SoCs.
About the role
The Staff Validation Engineer, Wireless Radio Lead is a senior technical individual contributor responsible for leading the validation, characterization, and optimization of wireless radio subsystems for ultra-low-power SoCs. This role provides technical leadership across Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4-based wireless technologies including Zigbee, Thread, and Matter.
What you'll do
- Lead post-silicon validation, characterization, and optimization of Bluetooth Low Energy and other wireless radio subsystems. - Define wireless validation methodologies, regression strategies, and automated test frameworks. - Develop embedded firmware, software tools, and automation for RF validation, PHY characterization, and radio performance analysis. - Design and execute validation plans covering RF performance, sensitivity, transmit power, coexistence, and power consumption. - Develop validation hardware and laboratory infrastructure for RF characterization and compliance testing. - Collaborate with Architecture, RF Design, Analog Design, Firmware, Systems Engineering, and Product Engineering to debug and optimize wireless performance.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 8+ years of experience in wireless radio validation, RF characterization, or embedded wireless system development. - Strong understanding of Bluetooth Low Energy radio architecture, RF fundamentals, and mixed-signal SoCs. - Experience developing embedded firmware and validation automation using C/C++, Python, TCL, or similar languages. - Hands-on experience with RF laboratory equipment, including spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers/generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. - Experience with RF characterization, antenna performance, impedance matching, wireless compliance testing, and low-power ARM-based SoCs.
This role has been open 88 days — well below the 111-day median for Silicon Test Engineering roles.
Silicon Test Engineering · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
197
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Median days open
111 d
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Median salary
$140k
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| Metric | Ambiq Micro | All employers we track in this specialty (197 roles · 58 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 197 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 8 | 2227 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 88 d | 111 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $140k |
Who's hiring in this category
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How we counted: 197 open Silicon Test Engineering (Silicon Validation) roles from 58 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.