Software Quality Assurance Manager – IEEE 802.15.4 / Zigbee / OpenThread

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com. The Role Silicon Labs is building a world-class Software Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad, and we are looking for an experienced Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Manager to build and lead our IEEE 802.15.4, Zigbee, and OpenThread QA team. This team will be responsible for driving the quality of software and firmware for Silicon Labs EFR wireless SoCs, with primary focus on IEEE 802.15.4-based connectivity solutions, including Zigbee and Thread/OpenThread. The team will also validate relevant end-to-end ecosystems such as Matter over Thread and interoperability with devices, controllers, border routers, and third-party implementations. The manager will combine strong people leadership with sufficient technical depth to guide validation strategy, quality engineering, automation, interoperability, and release readiness for low-power mesh networking products used across smart home, industrial, commercial, and other IoT markets. This position is based out of Silicon Labs, Hyderabad. The role requires close collaboration with global teams across the USA and Europe and therefore requires flexibility in work hours to accommodate meetings and stakeholder engagement later in the day. What You Will Do Lead, build, and manage a high-performing SQA team in Hyderabad focused on IEEE 802.15.4, Zigbee, and Thread/OpenThread technologies. Own people management responsibilities including hiring, onboarding, resource planning, mentoring, performance management, career development, and retention of a highly skilled QA organization. Drive validation strategy and execution for Silicon Labs EFR-based IEEE 802.15.4 solutions, with deep focus on Zigbee and OpenThread/Thread and relevant Matter over Thread use cases. Ensure comprehensive quality coverage across protocol functionality, network formation and operation, security, interoperability, system integration, negative and stress scenarios, performance, reliability, and regression testing. Guide validation of representative Zigbee behaviors and ecosystems, including commissioning/network formation, routing and mesh behavior, application-layer interactions, security, interoperability, and long-duration network stability. Guide validation of Thread/OpenThread networking, including commissioning/attachment, mesh formation and routing, IPv6/6LoWPAN behavior, security, border-router interactions, interoperability, and network robustness.