Vaibhav Naware

Engineer I — Software QA (Wireless) at Silicon Labs, Hyderabad

I test wireless protocols and IoT embedded systems — Wi-SUN, LoRa, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth — so connected products ship reliable.

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Experience

Full-Time Positions

Engineer I — Software QA, Wireless

Silicon Labs

Dec 2024 – Present

Test wireless communication protocols and IoT solutions in Hyderabad. Focus on quality for products built on Silicon Labs wireless platforms.

Design Engineer

IIIT Hyderabad

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

Ran hands-on workshops for Wi-SUN Smart City Challenge finalists with Silicon Labs. Test planning and shell scripting for lab setups.

Research Engineer

IIIT Hyderabad

Jan 2023 – Sep 2024

Designed and deployed Wi-SUN FAN1.0/1.1 FSK, OFDM, and LFN nodes across the IIITH campus (65 nodes). Led IoT work for water management, streetlight control, and EV charging. Represented the Smart City Research Center with 5,000+ students, startups, and industry visitors.

Freelance & Contract

Teaching Assistant

TalentSprint

Apr 2024 – Jul 2024

Mentored Digital Systems and Microcontrollers (TalentSprint × IIIT Hyderabad). Arduino, 4-bit controllers, embedded labs.

Internships

Research Intern

IIIT Hyderabad

Dec 2021 – Dec 2022

IoT projects in water management, lab automation, and streetlight control using Wi-SUN. Fusion 360 and GitHub for hardware and firmware workflows.

Intern

ASK INDIA TECHNOSYS PVT. LTD.

Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Six months of PCB design for embedded systems.

Summer Intern

Rlabs

May 2020 – Aug 2020

Unit testing and product design on ATmega controllers; Fusion 360 and PCB design.

Skills

QA & Testing

Software QA
Test Planning
Test Automation
GenAI
Wireless Protocol Testing
Embedded Testing
Shell Scripting

Wireless & IoT

Wi-SUN
LoRa / LPWAN
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
ZigBee
oneM2M
MQTT

Languages & Platforms

C / C++ / Embedded C
Python
ESP32 / STM32 / EFR32
Raspberry Pi
ATmega
PCB Design (EAGLE)

Tools

Git / GitHub / Bitbucket
Simplicity Studio 5
Jenkins
Docker
Postman
Linux
GenAI / Test Agents

Projects

Wi-SUN Smart City Network

Wireless mesh for streetlight control and sensor monitoring on the IIIT Hyderabad campus.

Lead developer — Wi-SUN protocol and network optimization

Low Power Long Range

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LoRa IoT Sensor Network

Long-range IoT links for remote environmental monitoring and data collection.

Embedded firmware and LoRa multi-node protocols

15km Range Battery Optimized

ESP32 Home Automation

Smart home system with wireless sensors and mobile control on ESP32.

Embedded, web interface, and mobile integration

Real-time Energy Efficient

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Publications

Smart Street Light System using Wi-SUN and oneM2M

IEEE · Mar 19, 2024

Smart street lighting on Wi-SUN mesh with IEEE 802.15.4g and oneM2M middleware for interoperability with other smart-city data verticals.

Wi-SUN oneM2M Smart Cities

A Wi-SUN Network-based Electric Vehicle Charging Station using OCPP and oneM2M

IEEE · Mar 19, 2024 Download PDF

EV charging station on Wi-SUN with streetlights and oneM2M; OCPP level-2 compatibility. Auth/billing latency 0.7±0.2s; Wi-SUN range up to 370m on campus.

EV Charging OCPP Wi-SUN