Senior Staff Systems Integration & Test Development Engineer

The Senior Staff Systems Integration & Test Development Engineer will play a critical role in defining and executing system‑level test strategy and automation for complex embedded networking and optical platforms. This role requires deep expertise in test development, automation frameworks, firmware validation, and switch OS integration, working closely with Software, ASIC, and Systems teams. You will focus on the following:

• Understand firmware and software requirements and derive comprehensive Test Plans and Test Procedures to verify and validate firmware functionality
• Collaborate closely with Software, Chip Design, and Systems Engineering teams to review testability, feature coverage, and validation gaps
• Lead and execute Switch OS (SONiC) integration and validation, including system‑level bring‑up and functional verification
• Apply strong knowledge of network bring‑up and management protocols in system‑level validation scenarios
• Leverage working knowledge of Linux kernel interfaces and device drivers for test and debug activities
• Design, develop, and maintain complex test frameworks using advanced C and Python programming
• Develop robust automated test cases in Python & Robot Framework to exercise complex requirements and specifications for optical and networking platforms
• Perform independent triage and root‑cause analysis of issues, debugging hardware and software failures with minimal guidance
• Contribute to improving test efficiency, reliability, and CI readiness through automation and best practices
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on test development and automation architecture

• BS or MS in Electronics & Communications Engineering or a related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in Systems Integration, Test Development, or Validation roles
• Strong experience with:
  • Version control systems (Git)
  • Issue tracking systems (Jira or equivalent)
• Programming expertise in:
  • Python (advanced scripting and OOPS concepts)
  • C / C++
  • Robot Framework
• Proven experience developing test cases for complex embedded firmware platforms
• Strong debugging skills across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.