Summary
Joe Tijerina is a product manager and wireless applications engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems, specializing in ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and low-power wireless stacks including Bluetooth Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, and Sub-GHz SoCs. He transitioned from firmware and embedded software roles at defense and industrial firms into field applications engineering and now product management at Silicon Labs, combining deep technical fluency with customer-facing product strategy. Joe’s background building and supporting wireless SoC product lines gives him a practical understanding of hardware-software integration, certification hurdles, and real-world RF constraints. Based in Austin, he leverages his electrical engineering degree to bridge firmware implementation details with market-driven feature prioritization. A detail not always visible on CVs: he has sustained long-term technical ownership across multi-year product lifecycles, moving repeatedly between low-level firmware and higher-level product requirements.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
University of Texas at San Antonio