Senior Software Engineer – Embedded WLAN Security

📍 Location: Bangalore, India

💼 Experience: 4–8 Years

ChipWave™ is a leading technology talent and engineering solutions company specializing in delivering highly skilled IT professionals for project-based engagements and long-term strategic staffing requirements. We partner with global technology leaders to bridge critical talent gaps by providing engineers who integrate seamlessly into client teams and contribute to the development of innovative products.

At ChipWave, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor, embedded systems, and wireless connectivity technologies while collaborating with some of the industry's brightest engineering minds.

ChipWave is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer – Embedded WLAN Security with strong expertise in WPA Supplicant development, integration, and embedded Wi-Fi security .

In this role, you will lead the design, development, and optimization of WPA Supplicant for RTOS-based embedded platforms. You will work closely with firmware, driver, platform, and validation teams to build secure, high-performance wireless connectivity solutions for next-generation embedded chipsets.

This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex system-level challenges, defining software architecture, and owning features from concept through production.

• Design, develop, customize, and maintain WPA Supplicant for embedded RTOS platforms.
• Architect and integrate WPA Supplicant with Wi-Fi drivers, firmware, RTOS services, and platform components.
• Analyze product requirements and translate them into scalable software architecture and detailed technical designs.
• Implement and optimize WLAN security protocols including WPA, WPA2, WPA3, IEEE 802.1X, EAP, and SAE .
• Lead supplicant integration, customization, optimization, and performance tuning for resource-constrained embedded systems.
• Debug complex security, authentication, roaming, connectivity, and platform integration issues.
• Collaborate with firmware, driver, platform, system, and validation teams during new chipset bring-up and feature enablement.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, technical discussions, and software quality initiatives.
• Develop high-level and low-level design documents, architecture diagrams, interface specifications, and technical documentation.
• Drive continuous improvements in software quality, scalability, maintainability, and performance.

• 4–8 years of experience in Embedded Software Development.
• Strong programming expertise in C .
• Hands-on experience with WPA Supplicant development, customization, integration, or porting.
• Strong understanding of RTOS concepts , including:
• Task Scheduling
• Memory Management
• Synchronization
• Timers
• Queues
• Inter-task Communication
• Experience working in embedded RTOS environments; knowledge of Zephyr OS is an advantage.
• In-depth understanding of WLAN security protocols including:
• WPA / WPA2 / WPA3
• IEEE 802.1X
• EAP
• SAE
• PMK / PTK / GTK
• Authentication and Key Management
• Strong understanding of Wi-Fi connection flows including scanning, association, authentication, roaming, and disconnection.
• Experience integrating WPA Supplicant with Wi-Fi drivers, firmware, host interface layers, and platform abstraction layers.
• Strong debugging expertise using JTAG, GDB, RTOS traces, protocol analyzers, firmware logs, and logic analyzers .
• Ability to independently own features from requirement analysis through design, implementation, debugging, validation, and production release.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

• Zephyr Networking Stack
• Wi-Fi Driver and Firmware Development
• Host Interface Integration
• New Chipset Bring-up
• Secure Boot and Bootloader Security
• TLS, Cryptographic Libraries, Certificates, Secure Storage, and Key Provisioning
• Embedded Security Frameworks
• Bluetooth Security
• Cybersecurity Compliance (CRA/Product Security)
• Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
• Performance optimization for memory, CPU, and timing-constrained embedded systems

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in:

• Computer Science
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Or an equivalent engineering discipline

• Work on cutting-edge wireless connectivity and embedded security technologies.
• Design and build software for next-generation semiconductor and IoT platforms.
• Collaborate with world-class engineering teams on globally impactful products.
• Gain exposure to advanced Wi-Fi security, embedded architecture, and modern cybersecurity technologies.
• Thrive in a culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence, continuous learning, and professional growth.