WiFi SW Director

Role Overview

NETGEAR is hiring a Director, WiFi Engineering to lead delivery of production WiFi capabilities across firmware, drivers, validation, and system integration. You will run predictable release cycles, drive performance and stability improvements, and partner cross-functionally to ensure certification and launch readiness across our WiFi product lines.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who combines deep WiFi technical depth with proven people leadership, and who is ready to scale engineering execution using modern AI-driven tools and practices.

What You'll Do

- Lead WiFi engineering execution for one or more platforms and products, from feature delivery through stabilization and release.

- Lead AI-centric network self-healing and autonomous networking initiatives.

- Drive system-level requirements across AI, security, usability, stability, and performance.

- Own release readiness including quality gates, regression strategy, defect triage, and go/no-go reviews.

- Partner cross-functionally with Silicon/ASIC, RF, Systems, QA, Security, Product, Manufacturing, and Customer Engineering teams.

- Lead root-cause analyses for complex field issues and drive durable corrective actions.

- Own WiFi Alliance certification and interoperability campaigns.

- Drive lab automation, CI/regression modernization, and KPI dashboard development.

- Lead coexistence programs across WiFi/Bluetooth, RF constraints, power optimization, and field reliability.

- Build and develop high-performing teams, managers, tech leads, and senior ICs — across the US, Canada, Taiwan, and India.

Required Qualifications

- 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, 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.

- Knowledge of major WiFi chipset vendor software.

- Familiarity with OpenWrt, QSDK, Broadcom SDK, MediaTek SDK, and prplOS including EasyMesh and 802.11s.

- Strong scaling skills leveraging AI tools and practices across engineering workflows.

What Success Looks Like

- On-time releases with improved stability and performance KPIs.

- Faster triage and closure of critical issues with fewer defect escapes.

- Strong team engagement and scalable execution discipline across a distributed global team.

Working Model

This role requires multi-site collaboration across US–India and India–Taiwan time zones, with travel of 10–20% as needed.

Company Statement

At NETGEAR, we are on a mission to unleash the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions that delight and protect.