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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Manager – Multiprotocol
Silicon Labs
Hyderabad, IND
Full-time
Manager · 12+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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What You Will Do
- Lead, build, and manage a high-performing Multiprotocol SQA team in Hyderabad.
- Own people management responsibilities including hiring, onboarding, resource planning, mentoring, performance management, and retention of a highly skilled QA organization.
- Drive the validation strategy and execution for EFR-based multiprotocol solutions, with predominant focus on IEEE 802.15.4, BLE, OpenThread, and Matter over Thread, while also supporting selected Wi-Fi validation areas, especially Wi-Fi PTA 3-wire coexistence use cases.
- Ensure the team delivers high-quality test coverage for new features, interoperability scenarios, system integration, and regression testing.
- Partner closely with firmware, embedded software, applications, program management, and global engineering teams across regions to align on priorities, schedules, and release readiness.
- Establish strong quality processes, metrics, and execution discipline to ensure project deliverables are met as committed.
- Drive automation coverage for multiprotocol validation while reducing legacy backlog, and steer automation architecture discussions to enable scalable test frameworks aligned with the requirements of individual protocols.
- Promote a strong quality culture with clear ownership, accountability, and a can-do attitude across the team.
- Regularly communicate project status, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans to local and global leadership.
- Champion continuous improvement in QA methodologies, tools, infrastructure, and team effectiveness.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering productivity practices, including Gen AI-assisted development and QA initiatives, to improve team efficiency, automation velocity, and engineering effectiveness.
- What We Are Looking For
- Proven experience in building and managing software quality assurance teams, preferably in the embedded systems, wireless connectivity, or semiconductor domain.
- Strong understanding of embedded software and firmware validation for MCU- and wireless SoC-based systems.
- Hands-on experience testing or validating wireless protocols such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), IEEE 802.15.4, Thread/OpenThread, Zigbee, Matter over Thread, and selected Wi-Fi coexistence scenarios.
- Good understanding of multiprotocol system behavior, coexistence, interoperability, and end-to-end use-case validation.
- Experience testing or developing embedded software products.
- Strong understanding of data communications and networking concepts.
- Experience working closely with cross-functional global teams including development, program management, and field/application engineering, with the ability to work flexibly across time zones supporting teams in the USA and Europe.
- Strong track record of driving execution, resolving project risks, and delivering to schedule commitments.
- Demonstrated experience in driving an engineering productivity or quality initiative using Generative AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar platforms.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows and quality practices.
- Strong working knowledge of version control systems, especially Git.
- Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages such as Python, C, and Java for test development, automation, and debugging.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
- A creative, flexible, pragmatic, and hands-on leadership style, with strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Experience required
- · 12+ years of overall experience in wireless field
- · 2+ years of experience in setting up and managing 5-8 members team and delivered the result
- · Proficient in resource management tools like Jira, Microsoft Project or similar.
- · Possess a strong sense of responsibility and an ability to work independently under minimal supervision
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Silicon Labs EFR platforms or similar wireless SoCs.
- Experience with test automation frameworks, lab infrastructure, and scalable validation environments.
- Exposure to Matter certification, Thread certification, Bluetooth qualification, or related interoperability ecosystems.
- Familiarity with debugging tools such as protocol analyzers, packet sniffers, and embedded development/debug environments.
- Benefits & Perks
- Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.
- Equity Rewards (RSUs)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
- National Pension Scheme (NPS)
- Flexible work policy
- Childcare support.
- Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
About Silicon Labs
Semiconductors1930 employeesFounded 1996
Public U.S. semiconductor company designing wireless chips and software for device makers building IoT products.
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