Wi-Fi Test and Automation Engineer

About the role

Wi-Fi Test and Automation Engineer contract position based in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities

• Perform end‑to‑end user experience testing of gateways, Wi‑Fi extenders, and home networking devices, covering functional, performance, regression, and interoperability scenarios.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts (Java, cucumber) to increase coverage and efficiency.
• Validate Wi‑Fi technologies including 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, mesh networking, band steering, roaming, and wireless backhaul.
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues across end‑to‑end.
• Work with protocols such as DHCP, DNS, IPv4/IPv6, NAT, TCP/UDP and other connectivity standards.
• Drive automation strategy, improve test processes, and contribute to continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with development, product, and architecture teams to ensure high‑quality, stable releases.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis, identify quality gaps, and recommend improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and help shape test strategy at a product/feature level.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, problem‑solving, debugging, and documentation skills.

Requirements

Strong experience (5–8+ years) in device testing, wireless networking or broadband hardware.

Skills

• Wi‑Fi Testing
• Automation Testing
• Networking protocols