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Principal Engineer

Alten Calsoft Labs Verified employer

Full time
Experience
6–8 years
Location
Ahmedabad
Work mode
Not stated
Salary
₹11L – ₹24L a year estimatetypical for IT Jobs in India, 907 posts
Posted 1 year ago Last checked 2 hr ago

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Job description

Location: Ahmedabad, GJ, India
Department: Information Technology

Job Description

Hiring of Principal Engineer

Experience range: 6 to 8 years

Must:

Understanding of Ethernet Standards: IEEE 802.3 (10/100/1000BASE-T, 2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T, NBASE-T, Fiber Optics).

Ethernet PHY ICs: Internal blocks (PCS, PMA, PMD), Auto-negotiation, Link Training, FEC, Loopbacks.

Media Independent Interfaces (MIIs): MII, RMII, GMII, RGMII, SGMII, XAUI, QSGMII, KR/SR/LR.

Layer 2 Switching Concepts: MAC address learning, VLANs (802.1Q), Spanning Tree Protocols (STP, RSTP, MSTP), Link Aggregation (LAG/LACP), IGMP Snooping.

Debugging Skills: Hardware and software troubleshooting.

Good to Have:

Ethernet Switch Architectures & Features: QoS, traffic shaping, port mirroring, PTP/NTP.

Linux Kernel Development: Device drivers, network stack.

Scripting Languages: Python, Bash (for test automation and data analysis).

Network Test Equipment: Traffic generators, network sniffers (e.g., Wireshark).

MPU/MCU/OS: Microchip VSC, experience with IStax and WebStax, Redboot, uBoot.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Company Description

ALTEN Calsoft Labs is an Enterprise IT and product engineering service provider founded in 1992, Calsoft Labs was acquired by the French Based Multinational Engineering service provider ALTEN , in 2011 with offices in United States, Europe, Singapore and India . The company primarily focuses on Healthcare, Education, Retail and Networking & Telecom industries.

www.altencalsoftlabs.com

Key skills

Preferred

Bash ScriptingData AnalysisLinuxPythonTest Automation

Job market insights

₹11L – ₹24L advertised yearly salary for IT Jobs in India (middle half of 907 posts that show a salary; median ₹17L)
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Questions about this job

What is the salary for this Principal Engineer job?

The post does not state the pay. As an estimate, comparable posts on CoreHRx advertise ₹11L – ₹24L a year (typical for IT Jobs in India, 907 posts).

How much experience does this job need?

The post asks for 6–8 Yrs experience.

Where is this job based?

In Ahmedabad.

What kind of job is this?

It is a full time job.

How do I apply?

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