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Exotec is seeking a Wireless Networking Engineer to join the R&D team and own the connectivity layer powering their fleet of autonomous robots. You will work at the intersection of robotics, WiFi, networking, software, and systems performance to ensure robust communications in complex, high-density environments with multiple connected clients.
In this role, you will design, monitor, analyze, and improve the wireless connectivity solution used by Exotec robots. You will investigate, diagnose, and optimize WiFi infrastructure and TCP/IP network resources in large-scale deployments where hundreds of mobile robots operate continuously within a wireless infrastructure while maintaining reliable, low-latency communication with backend services.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, supervise, and optimize WiFi connectivity for Exotec robots
- Analyze and resolve network performance issues (WiFi, TCP/IP, roaming, latency, packet loss, RF interference)
- Develop diagnostic, monitoring, and performance analysis tools and methodologies
- Improve reliability of autonomous robot communications in collaboration with Software and Systems teams
- Define KPIs and fleet connectivity supervision strategies
- Participate in development of embedded connectivity software layers (C/C++)
- Design and execute laboratory and field testing and validation campaigns
- Provide advanced networking expertise during customer investigations and deployments
Your work will directly impact fleet performance, system availability, and customer experience.
Requirements:
- Master's degree (Bac+5) or equivalent in computer science, telecommunications, networks, embedded systems, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in networking, wireless communications, embedded systems, or similar domains
- Strong mastery of TCP/IP networking fundamentals
- Good knowledge of IEEE 802.11 standards, including 802.11ac (WiFi 5), 802.11ax (WiFi 6), WPA2/WPA3
- Experience diagnosing complex network problems using packet capture and protocol analysis tools
- Comfort in Linux environments
- Experience with network performance testing, observability, and monitoring systems
- Strong interest in understanding system behavior in real-world environments
- Ability to work across software, networking, and hardware aspects
- Data-driven problem-solving approach
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing, highly collaborative engineering organization
