Senior Technical Specialist

The Applied R&D Engineer conducts target-oriented research to directly apply findings to the specification, design, further development, and incremental improvement of products, services, systems, tools, processes, etc. Integrates, verifies, tests, and modifies SW / HW / system components and capitalises on innovative solutions to meet particular requirements and specifications. Apply expertise in IP-based networks and Layer 2/Layer 2+ Access protocols to validate software for the Lightspan family , ensuring it meets required standards. Expertise in tools needed for developing automated test cases Leverage customer feedback to continually refine and enhance product features, ensuring robustness in live deployments. Collaborate closely with R&D, product management, and customer support to ensure a seamless development process and timely feature delivery. Deepen expertise in a subset of L2 & L2+ Access protocols, including but not limited to Ethernet, Layer 2 Forwarding VLAN, QoS, Multicast, DHCP, PPPoE, 802.1x, Radius, CFM, ERPS, xSTP, LLDP, LACP, ANCP, etc., and stay updated with emerging network technologies. Mentor and guide junior team members, gaining leadership experience and overseeing projects with limited risks. Enhance troubleshooting skills by diagnosing and resolving complex hardware and software issues across customer environments. Continue to innovate and enhance the product’s software architecture and development processes, learning new tools and methods to improve efficiency Architecture and design experience . Abstraction Layer design and development You have: Graduate or Postgraduate in the Engineering stream with 3+ years of Excellent programming skills in C/C++. Experience in Linux/RTOS Internals (VxWorks is preferred) Experience with Software Upgrades, Database Migration Experience in Broadcom/Marvell SDK programming will be a major plus. Development with Real-time OS, Embedded Linux Multi threaded environment development experience It would be nice if you also had: Experience in the development of Highly Available systems Data structures, Algorithms Good with Quality processes Mentor and motivate a team of highly skilled professionals Experience in Layer 2 Switching, Layer 2 protocols (VLAN, xSTP, LACP, ERPS, DOT1x, LLDP, etc,) and Layer 3 Forwarding / Routing (OSPFv2/v3, BGP, ISIS, PIM, IGMP) , MPLS/LDP/RSVP/L2VPN.