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Ideally this role would be based in Loveland or Colorado Springs, CO, but we will also consider other Keysight locations: Santa Rosa, Santa Clara or Calabasas, CA.

Software and Systems Engineer- HPC High Performance Computing SME

Level up your career! Do you enjoy the thrill of gaming/simulation but want to take it up a notch? How about solving real-world issues through your contributions to our Simulation SW for Electronic Warfare. Help protect and secure our Nation’s warfighters, while keeping America united, safe and protected.

About Us

Join the Keysight EMSO (Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations) team, a leader in cutting-edge defense technology, where innovation meets national security. We are at the forefront of developing advanced electronic warfare test systems & software with a forward-looking design & technology implementation. If you are passionate about technology and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team!

Learn how we soar: Greater Confidence through EW Threat Simulation and Analysis (youtube.com)

Key Responsibilities and Contributions

As a Software Engineer on our EMSO team, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated software solutions that enhance our electronic warfare test capabilities. You will work alongside a team of talented engineers and scientists to create cutting-edge systems that aid our most important defense customers, and their missions. You will be part of a diverse, high-profile team within a high growth area for the company that has projects and results visible to senior leaders of Keysight.

We are seeking an experienced Software and Systems Engineer - with a specialization in on-premises HPC High Performance Computing for the development of a real-time simulation application for our Aerospace Defense & Government Solutions group. This will require the use of modern SW development platforms and technologies (100GbE+ networking, RDMA, gRPC, etc) to meet the demanding performance requirements. Bring your special talent to an entrepreneurial team and enjoy the freedom to create products through innovation and invention. As an experienced engineer on a growing team, there will be many opportunities for career development, as well as to mentor and train junior level engineers.

Core Responsibilities

• Designing, deploying, and scaling cloud infrastructure in hybrid environments
• Develop Software for cloud networking using technologies such as
• Kubernetes
• Docker / Podman
• .Net Aspire
• Linux
• RDMA
• GRPC / protobuf
• Redis
• SQL and alternates
• Develop strategies to push updates to all cloud nodes
• Administer and manage reference/test HPC clusters, storage systems, and high-speed networks
• Develop high quality processes and documentation
• Mentor less senior developers to enable them to effectively arrive at solutions

• BSEE/BSCS or BSCE or equivalent education (engineering, math, or scientific discipline), with emphasis in Software networking and proven systems engineering experience
• Minimum 3 years of Software development experience with C#
• 3+ years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products
• Proven experience in the following common cloud computing tools
  • Must have experience in Kubernetes (orchestrator); Experience writing Kubernetes operators or other Kubernetes integrations
  • Must have containerization experience with Docker or Podman, Singularity or equivalent
  • .Net Aspire is strongly preferred (or other contain /framework)
• Understanding Common cloud data transfer
  • GRPC / protobuf
  • Redis
  • SQL and alternates
• Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting HPC clusters
• Experience with UDP, TCP, IPV4/IPV6
• Hands-on experience with client and server hardware/software, management tools, enterprise networking, virtualization, and security technologies.
• Professional experience building, deploying and troubleshooting Linux systems
• This position requires a U.S. person. Employment in this position for non-U.S. persons is contingent on ability to obtain any required government authorizations.
• Based on Customer program requirements, Candidates must be eligible and willing to obtain and maintain a US DOD security clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with a scripting language (Bash, Python) to automate and solve reoccurring tasks
• Experience working with AWS
• Familiarity with GPU usage in a compute cluster and CUDA.
• Experience with service discovery and routing between microservices

This position requires access to certain goods, software, technology, or technical data subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Under these laws and regulations, U.S. persons (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees) working for Keysight can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government. For any individual who is not a U.S. person, Keysight may need authorization from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, or other appropriate federal agency before the individual can access export-controlled items. Employment in this position for non-U.S. persons is contingent on Keysight’s ability to obtain any required government authorizations.

Careers Privacy Statement ***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***
Keysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and thrive in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply! At Keysight, your unique perspective and expertise will be valued as we drive innovation forward together.

Colorado pay range: MIN $101,080.00- Max $168,470.00

Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region

This role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program

US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

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