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Build the tools that test the next Wi-Fi.

Candela has been shipping LANforge — the testing platform behind Wi-Fi 7, TR-398, and large-scale interop validation — for 25 years. We typically open one role for students: Wireless Systems Engineering Intern. Read the prerequisites below, then send the form.

Wireless Systems Engineering Intern

Hands-on Wi-Fi testing alongside the team building LANforge. Real hardware, real APs, real protocol traces.

Type: Internship
Mode: On-site / Hybrid
Locations: Visakhapatnam · Bengaluru · Chennai · Ferndale (US)

What you'll work on

Run Wi-Fi 6 / Wi-Fi 7 throughput, capacity and roaming tests on real APs.
Use LANforge testbeds to emulate hundreds of clients and reproduce customer issues.
Capture and analyse 802.11 traces in Wireshark; isolate root causes.
Author Python automation scripts for repeatable test scenarios.
Contribute test reports, bug reproductions and improvements to the LANforge GUI.

Prerequisites

You don't need every box ticked — but the more of these you're comfortable with, the faster you'll ramp up.

Wi-Fi fundamentals

Bands, channels, MCS rates, beaconing, association/auth, scanning.

802.11 protocol literacy

Comfortable reading 802.11 frame formats and understanding QoS, OFDMA, MU-MIMO basics.

TCP/IP & networking

DHCP, DNS, NAT, routing, throughput vs. latency, why packet loss matters.

Linux + Python

Confidence in a Linux shell and Python scripting. Bonus for Wireshark, iperf, tcpdump.

Nice to have

Hands-on with Wireshark capture & filters
Wi-Fi certifications or coursework (CWNA, CWAP, networking labs)
Familiarity with TR-398 / Wi-Fi Alliance test plans
Exposure to RF chambers, attenuators or spectrum analysers
GitHub portfolio with networking/automation projects

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