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R&D Hardware Engineer

Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies

Other Engineering
Santa Rosa, CA, USA · United States
Posted on Aug 16, 2025
Overview

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.


Responsibilities

As an R&D Hardware Engineer, you will have the opportunity to leverage your Electrical Engineering expertise and measurement knowledge to contribute to a range of hands-on projects. You will play a vital role in our VNA product development team, which focuses on designing, developing, and testing RF and microwave test equipment.

We seek a self-motivated engineer who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced development environment. You will be responsible for designing and simulating analog and RF hardware designs, troubleshooting the hardware when it arrives, and working with the cross-functional team, including FPGA, firmware/software, mechanical, materials, and manufacturing engineers. The ideal candidate is equally proficient in design and characterization in a hands-on environment.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

  • Developing analog and microwave circuits, including appropriate simulations
  • Leading component selection
  • Schematic entry
  • PCB/PCA design
  • Electrical characterization and debug
  • Crafting comprehensive technical documentation
  • System design and analysis
  • Proactively work with cross-functional teams including HW and SW/FW design, NPI, and test engineering

Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent applicable experience
  • Experience in industry designing, debugging, documenting, and shipping electronic and microwave hardware products including VNA systems to 70+ GHz
  • Knowledge of circuit theory, transmission line theory, and high-speed signal design
  • Printed circuit board design experience, schematic, layout, including experience with microwave design and high-speed signal integrity
  • Experience designing RF and microwave circuits like filters, high RF output power applications
  • Solid experience with analog circuits, LDOs, amplifiers, low power oscillators, PLLs, VGAs, feedback and compensation techniques.
  • Traditional and PXI based instrument design
  • Strong experience with CAD/CAE design tools, microwave circuit and EM simulation tools like ADS, EMPro, Matlab, Pspice…
  • Ability to use scripting languages such as Python for instrument control and data collection

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