With our commitment to innovation, our value of leadership and our drive for excellence, Broadcom is a center for entrepreneurial challenge in communications technologies. Challenge Yourself! Innovation At Broadcom, you will be part of cutting-edge technology innovation. This is your opportunity to improve your skills and abilities by working with industry experienced leaders and a highly talented and accomplished workforce. We have an extensive and broad IP portfolio featuring over 11,000 U.S. and foreign patents and applications. This portfolio is recognized annually by IEEE as one of the top ranked portfolios among semiconductor companies. Leadership We understand the value of change and take calculated risks to maintain our lead in communications technologies. Our leadership originates from our engineering innovators with almost 75% of our workforce covering software and hardware engineering. We excel not only in the vision of our business leaders, but also in platforms to leverage market convergence. The result is long-term success and stability in the fiscal market. Excellence We stand behind our results-oriented culture. You will be an essential member of a small team of smart people focused on solving challenges that directly impact our business relationships. Learn what it means to be part of a team that delivers exciting technologies to the top customers worldwide. At Broadcom, you will have the opportunity to be an entrepreneur and see your talents make an immediate, measurable and lasting impact on our continued success. Description : Broadcom's AirForce™ product family offers the broadest line of Wi-Fi® integrated circuits in the industry for system designs ranging from PC and consumer devices to access points and routers. Broadcom's AirForce™ 802.11a, 802.11b, 54g® and Intensi-fi™ solutions enable manufacturers to build Wi-Fi products with the performance, interoperability, security and ease-of-use that consumers and businesses demand. AirForce solutions can be found in leading brands of Wi-Fi gear such as Apple, Belkin, Buffalo, Dell, eMachines, Gateway, HP, Linksys/Cisco, and Motorola.
The Broadcom Wireless LAN Software Group has written code enabling wireless functionality in video game consoles like Nintendo Wii; consumer devices like the Apple AirPort base station and routers from companies such as Linksys, Netgear, Buffalo; WiFi phones from vendors such as Linksys and Dlink; and laptops and desktops from companies such as Apple, Dell, HP and others. Broadcom is now setting up to explode out into the embedded consumer market. Want to be part of the next big wave, where every mobile device can talk to each other?
Responsibilities include designing software to drive Broadcom's test systems to enable high volume chip production as well as software to enable detailed characterization and evaluation of RF chip and board designs. Interface with the system architecture group, outside customers (board manufacturers and developers), and both chip and board design teams.
Job Requirements : BSEE or equivalent required. The position requires a good understanding of software design and tools, including C++, Visual Studio, make, and software revision control. Understanding of TCP/IP basic protocols required, including socket programming.
Solid debug skills are required and an understanding of client server computing is desired.
Track record of working with partner companies is highly desirable.
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