# Wireless Software Engineer Intern

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Ecublens
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: internship
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join the Cisco Wireless team as a 6-month intern, starting around February 2027. You will work on next-generation wireless software, contributing to emerging Wi-Fi standards, developing and optimizing open-source wireless drivers, improving hostap implementations, collecting and analyzing performance data, and leveraging AI-based development tools.

As an intern, you will be mentored by industry experts and gain deep exposure to the challenges of scaling wireless technology globally.

**Responsibilities**

- Contribute to the development of emerging Wi-Fi standards (e.g., Wi-Fi 8 and 9).

- Develop and optimize open-source wireless drivers and kernel-space components.

- Improve and harden hostap implementations for carrier-grade stability.

- Collect and analyze performance data to drive architectural improvements in future software releases.

- Leverage AI-based development tools to accelerate design, prototyping, and testing.

**Requirements**

- Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

- Strong academic record.

- Proven proficiency in C/C++.

- Solid foundational knowledge of computer networking.

- Eagerness to tackle complex technical challenges in a collaborative team environment.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Hands-on experience with Linux kernel development or driver architecture.

- Familiarity with 802.11 standards and Wi-Fi functionality.

- Experience with network protocol analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark).

- Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Git, Gerrit).

## Skills

### Required
- C/C++
- computer networking
- Linux kernel development
- driver architecture
- Wi-Fi functionality
- network protocol analysis tools

### Nice to have
- 802.11 standards
- Wireshark
- Git
- Gerrit

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